Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 200 near Hopong: 45 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 21, 1987
Operator:
Registration:
XY-ADP
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Heho - Mong Hsat
MSN:
10357
YOM:
1968
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
41
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
45
Aircraft flight hours:
37133
Aircraft flight cycles:
35592
Circumstances:
Fifteen minutes after takeoff from Heho, while cruising at an altitude of 8,200 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 24 km southeast of Hopong. All 45 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
