Myanmar National AT72 at Loikaw on Sep 30th 2022, aircraft being shot at
Last Update: September 30, 2022 / 15:54:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 30, 2022
Classification
Accident
Airline
Myanmar National Airlines
Flight number
UB-149
Departure
Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Destination
Loikaw, Myanmar
Aircraft Registration
XY-AML
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Myanmar's Military Council reported the aircraft was descending through about 3500 feet MSL about 4km before the runway when the aircraft was shot at by rebels/terrorists and received three hits, a boy was injured and taken to a hospital.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 30, 2022
Classification
Accident
Airline
Myanmar National Airlines
Flight number
UB-149
Departure
Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Destination
Loikaw, Myanmar
Aircraft Registration
XY-AML
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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