[1] The routinely scheduled domestic flight from Rangoon to Pagan covered a distance of about 300 miles (480 km).

Among the 36 foreign nationals on board 14 were Americans; 7 Swiss, 5 British, 4 Australians, 3 Germans, 2 French and 1 Thai.

[4] The plane crashed into a ridge at an altitude of 1,500 ft (460 m) during its approach to Nyaung U Airport about 32 kilometres (20 mi) away.

According to an official at the United States Embassy in Rangoon, the bodies were in poor condition, most decapitated or had lost their hands, making identification difficult.

[8] The bodies of all 49 on board were retrieved, and a flight was arranged to transport the remains back to Rangoon on 12 October.