Pictures have emerged of the Air Bagan ATR 72-210 that failed to take off from an airport at Putao town in northern Myanmar.
The pictures as you can see, show a crack down the mid-fuselage and that the rear cone has come off.
In the picture the aircraft (manufacturer's serial number 458 and local registration XY-AIE) is seen lying on a slope at the end of the runway.
I did an interview late yesterday with Tony Griffin, managing director of Phoenix Aircraft Leasing in Singapore, the firm that leases the ATR 72-210 to Air Bagan.
He says on 19th February the aircraft was on its take-off roll when a failure indicator showed that one of the engines was not working.
The pilot then decided to abort the take-off but at that stage the front nose gear had already become airborne and the aircraft was 3,700ft down the 7,000ft runway, says Griffin.
He adds, the aircraft was unable to stop in time and the aircraft damage occurred when the aircraft went down the slope.
Griffin also confirms that the insurance assessors have decided to write the aircraft off.
Earlier reports said three passengers and the two pilots were injured in the crash but Griffin says there were no injuries.
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