ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 XY-AEE Lonkin
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Date:Saturday 8 October 1983
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Operator:Burma Airways
Registration: XY-AEE
MSN: 512
First flight: 1976
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 11
Total:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Lonkin (   Myanmar)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Lonkin, Myanmar
Destination airport:Myitkyina Airport (MYT/VYMK), Myanmar
Narrative:
The no. 1 engine failed on climbout. The Twin Otter struck trees on a high ground while turning left.



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