June 1987 Burma Airways Fokker F27 crash

{{Short description|Aviation accident in Burma}}

{{Infobox Aircraft accident

| name =

| occurrence_type = Accident

| date = 21 June 1987

| image = Myanma Airways Fokker F27 MRD.jpg

| image_upright = 1.15

| caption = A Myanmar Airways Fokker F-27 similar to the one involved

| site = near Heho, Burma

| summary = Crashed into terrain

| occupants = 45

| passengers = 41

| crew = 4

| Fatalities = 45

| survivors = 0

| aircraft_type = Fokker F-27 Friendship 200

| operator = Burma Airways

| tail_number = XY-ADP

| origin = Heho Airport, Heho, Burma

| destination = Monghsat Airport, Mong Hsat, Burma

}}

On 21 June 1987, a Fokker F-27 200 operated by Burma Airways crashed near Hopong, Burma. The flight was carrying 45 occupants from Heho Airport to Monghsat Airport. The aircraft struck an {{cvt|8,500|ft}} mountain about 15 minutes after takeoff, killing everyone on board.{{cite web |title=Accident description |url=https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/326747 |access-date=24 February 2025 |work=Aviation Safety Network}}{{cite news |title=45 Killed in Crash of Burmese Airliner |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-25-mn-10619-story.html |access-date=24 February 2025 |work=Associated Press |publisher=The Los Angeles Times |date=25 June 1987}} On the flight were 36 passengers, 5 children and 4 crew.{{cite news |title=45 Are Found Dead in Burma In an Airliner That Vanished |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/26/world/45-are-found-dead-in-burma-in-an-airliner-that-vanished.html |access-date=24 February 2025 |work=Associated Press |publisher=The New York Times |date=26 June 1987}}