Accident: Biman DH8D at Yangon on May 8th 2019, runway
excursion
A Biman Bangladesh de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration S2-AGQ
performing flight BG-60 from Dhaka (Bangladesh) to Yangon (Myanmar) with 29
passengers and 4 crew, landed on Yangon's runway 21 at about 18:50L (12:20Z) but
veered left off the runway and came to a stop on soft ground with all gear
collapsed and the fuselage broken into three sections. All 33 occupants received
injuries, 19 of them were taken to hospitals with non-life threatening
injuries.
The airport was closed for about 2:30 hours as result of the accident, then resumed operations, the first operation after the accident, a landing on runway 21, took place at 14:52Z. The last landing prior to the accident happened on runway 21 at 12:17Z. The airline confirmed 29 passengers, two pilots and two cabin crew on board of the aircraft. The Bangladeshi Ambassador to Myanmar reported from the hospital that 19 people were hospitalized, none of those with life-threatening injuries.  |
MYANMAR PLANE CRASH: AIRCRAFT FULL OF PEOPLE SKIDS OFF RUNWAY AND BREAKS
INTO PIECES
Four people are currently thought to be injured
An aircraft has skidded off the runway in Myanmar, breaking into pieces in the process.
The Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight was carrying an estimated 33 people, four of whom were injured in the crash.
The Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft departed Bangladesh's Dhaka-Srahjalal International Airport this afternoon before its rocky landing at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport.
The incident was a result of poor weather conditions, a Biman Airlines spokesperson told local media.
Flight BG060 was manned by two pilots and two flight attendants. One of the pilots was among the injured, but the airline spokesperson claimed no one onboard had suffered "life threatening" injuries.
Yangon Airport has been closed following the crash, with all subsequent incoming and outbound flights currently redirected or cancelled.
Biman is the flag carrier of Bangladesh.
The incident follows a plane crash in Russia just a few days ago.
Four people are currently thought to be injured
An aircraft has skidded off the runway in Myanmar, breaking into pieces in the process.
The Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight was carrying an estimated 33 people, four of whom were injured in the crash.
The Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft departed Bangladesh's Dhaka-Srahjalal International Airport this afternoon before its rocky landing at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport.
The incident was a result of poor weather conditions, a Biman Airlines spokesperson told local media.
Flight BG060 was manned by two pilots and two flight attendants. One of the pilots was among the injured, but the airline spokesperson claimed no one onboard had suffered "life threatening" injuries.
Yangon Airport has been closed following the crash, with all subsequent incoming and outbound flights currently redirected or cancelled.
Biman is the flag carrier of Bangladesh.
The incident follows a plane crash in Russia just a few days ago.
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