THAI AIR ACCIDENTS - Thai Aviation History

Date Type Operator Serial
Thai International
25Apr78 ‘jetliner’ Thai AF 04676
26Apr78 "training a/c" (photo seems to be a F17-2/17
Chipmunk, or could be CT/4A Thai Navy
(1978) RR.016 w/o in 1978) Thai AF J6-11/15 / 40333
30Apr78 Cessna U-17 Thai AF HS-CHC
May78 Beech B-80 JTh2-14/19 or 30/19
21Jun78 Chantra Thai AF PK-UHW
22Jun78 Cessna O-1 21-111
14Jul78 Cessna A-37B Thai AF 8969
18Aug78 Cessna 170B
29Sep78 Fairchild AU-23A JTh2-32/19 / 42091
Sikorsky S-58E/T HS-TCM
L2-26/02
06Nov78 Merlin 4A Thai AF
HS-CHK
Dec78 Cessna T-41D Thai AF RDPL-34037
14Jan79 h/c Thai AF T2-20/?? / 4678
J5-12/14
21Jan79 Fairchild AU-23A Thai AF HS-CHI
04Mar79 Airtourer CATC HS-TCL
05Apr79 Douglas C-47 Thai AF
15May79 Bell 205A Thai Police F16-03/17 / RR.003
25Aug79 Seneca J5-26/16
01Sep79 Antonov An-26 L2-13/96
8971
Sep79 Cessna O-1 Thai AF
06Oct79 OV-10C Bronco Thai AF 2
22Oct79 Dornier Do28 Sky of Siam

07Nov79 Airtourer CATC
19Dec79 ? Cessna U-17 Thai Navy
(1980) CT/4A Airtrainer Thai AF
Jan80 OV-10C Bronco Thai AF
18Jan80 Douglas C-47 Thai AF
22Mar80 Cessna T-41D Thai AF

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Location & Details

Bomb reported on airliner flying 78 passengers from Bangkok; no bomb found
Crashed at 1610 into ricefield behind market near Don Mueang; 2 seriously injured.
(Note: possibly a Chipmunk from the photo)

Wreck found Sep89; 4 killed
Crashed into Songkhla Lake, Songkhla province; 6 dead.

Crashed into Ping River, tambon Khao Din, Khao Liew district, Nakhon Sawan province; 1 escaped
Crashed into field and dbf at tambon Noenpor, Sam Ngarm district, Phichit province; 2 escaped
Emergency landing in Chiang Mai province
Crashed after take-off from a military airfield and dbf at Mueang district, Phitsanulok province; 2 killed
Ran out of fuel and crashed into sea 100 miles off Songkhla province; 2 escaped
(Note: DoA records show 30Sep78)
Crashed on take-off at 1930 into field at Mueang district, Sakhon Nakhon province; 5 killed (3 pilots, 2
flight mechanics)

Crashed and dbf shortly after take-off from a teachers college at Chachoengsao province; 3 killed, 6
seriously injured, 6 escaped
Crashed into bush and dbf 2km north of an airstrip in Sakhon Nakhon province; 4 killed.
Force landed on beach after engine failure near Hua Hin
Hit by car and w/o
Crashed in Na Thawi district, Songkhla province; 8 seriously injured.
Overan runway on landing at Hua Hin
Emergency landing in cornfield in Ban Mai in Nam Pard district, Uttaradit province after getting lost in
rainstorm, en route Hanoi to Vientiane; 74 on board uninjured
w/o
Crashed and dbf near Chiang Mai Airport; 2 killed.
Crash landed on army shooting range, Kanchanaburi province
(Note: A/c was hired from Sky of Siam by Office of Royally-Sponsored Artificial Rain)
Pilot hit by propeller & seriously injured; aircraft repaired
Crashed in Khao Yai, Phom Kiri district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province; 5 killed.
w/o

Crashed into sea off Nok Island, Si Racha district, Chonburi province; 5 killed.
Crashed on take-off from 4 Army Region Airfield, Nakhon Si Thammarat province; 4 seriously injured

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Date Type Operator Serial

06Apr80 Cessna T337H-SP Thai Navy N1467S
23Apr80 Bell UH-1H Thai AF H6-28/15 / ‘20335’
27Apr80 HS748 Thai AW HS-THB
19May80 T-28 Trojan Thai AF
04Jun80 Pilatus Turbo-Porter Thai Police 1610
21Jun80 HS748 Thai AW HS-THG
24Jun80 h/c Thai AF
24Jun80 T-28 Trojan Thai AF F12-16/15
02Jul80 Douglas C-47 Thai Navy 1702
03Jul80 Cessna T-37C Thai AF Kh18-6/10 / 21237 +
08Aug80 Bell UH-1H Thai Police Kh18-10/14 / 01390
28Aug80 2 x Northrop F-5A Thai AF
F12-16/15
28Aug80 Northrop F-5B Thai AF
28Aug80 Cessna T-37C Thai AF 701
06Oct80 h/c (probably UH-1H H6-27/15) Thai AF 7455
26Nov80 Cessna 310F Thai Police 1729
15Dec80 Cessna O-1 Thai Army
19Jan81 Bell 205A Thai Police
10Feb81 Cessna T337H-SP Thai Navy

20Feb81 Bell UH-1 Thai Army Kh18Kh2-1/21 / 6161
24Mar81 Northrop F-5F Thai AF L4K-7/16
02May81 Fairchild C-123K Thai AF
03May81 Bell UH-1 & Kawasaki h/c Thai Army & ????

04Aug81 Bell 205A-1 Thai Police 1734
09Aug81 Musketeer 23A HS-ATA
14Aug81 T-28 Trojan Thai AF JF13-100/14
05Sep81 Bell 205A-1 Thai Police 1719

19Sep81 Northrop F-5A Thai AF Kh18-16/17 / 10263
05Feb82 h/c Thai Army
11Feb82 Antonov An-26 Vietnamese AF 26264

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Location & Details

Lost in Pacific on dd en route San Francisco, Ca. to Honolulu, Hi.
Crashed near Khampaeng Saen
Crashed 13km north of Don Mueang whilst landing; 43 killed; 9 escaped. Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed into field in Mueang district, Ubon Ratchathani province; 1 injured.
Crashed in Umphang district, Tak province; 9 killed.
Veered off runway into ditch at Chiang Rai Airport; 12 injured, 9 escaped.
Shot down by Vietnamese at Nak Nun; I killed; 3 wounded
Shot down by Vietnamese at Nak Nun; 2 killed
Crashed into sea 60 miles off Prachuap Khiri Khan province; 2 missing, 19 escaped.
Crashed
Crashed shortly after take-off in Chonburi province; 2 killed.
Collided & both plunged into sea off Koh Kut, Klong Yai district, Trat province; 2 killed.

Believed shot down near Cambodian border; 2 killed
Disappeared near Koh Kut
Crashed at tambon Mamung, Waeng district, Narathiwat province; 6 killed, 1 escaped.
Crashed into sea off Hua Hin; 1 killed, 1 seriously injured.
Crashed into mountain in Sankarakhiri range, Pattani province; 2 killed; wreck found Oct-81.
w/o
Crashed into Gulf of Thailand off Prachuap Khiri Khan province; 4 killed
(Note: 6 Cessna T-337SP ordered from USA Sep-80; 5 delivered, 1 lost in Pacific)
Crashed in Khien Sa district, Surat Thani province; 12 killed.
11 Crashed 3km from Wing 1 base, Nakhon Ratchasima province; 2 killed.
Damaged in rainstorm
Crashed into Lamtakhong Reservoir, Pak Chong district, Nakhon Ratchasima province; wreck of UH-1
recovered Jul-81, Kawasaki not found; 1 killed, 4 injured
Crashed at Ban Pamieng, Chaehon district, Lampang province; 11 escaped.
Skidded off runway on landing at a military airport in Roi Et province
Crashed
Crashed in Mae Soon valley, Doi Ang Khang, Fang district, Chiang Mai province; 11 killed
(Note: Bell 205 '1720' current then)
Crashed into Chao Phya River near Rama VI bridge, Bangkok during display; 1 killed
Crashed at Tung Sarn village, Prompiram district, Phitsanulok province; 4 seriously injured.
Forced down by 2 RTAF F-5E’s near Sa Keao whilst on intelligence-gathering mission; 13 crew of which 1

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Date Type Operator Serial

06Apr82 OV-10C Bronco Thai AF - Wing 46 J5-03/14 ??
30Apr82 Sikorsky S-76A Okanagan C-GIMF
04Jun82 T-28 Trojan Thai AF JF13-117/18
09Jun82 Aztec 250 CATC HS-TCZ
24Jul82 Bell UH-1 Thai Army 9477
26Jul82 Fairchild AU-23A Thai AF JTh2-03/15 / 21306 ?
03Aug82 Chantra Thai AF F17-5/17
05Aug82 Pilatus Turbo-Porter Thai Police 1608

12Aug82 CASA & Airtruk & UH-1 Thai Army Airtruck 711
Thai AF
13Sep82 Cessna O-1 29-999
20Sep82 Merlin 4A

27Sep82 Douglas C-47 Thai AF L2-47/18
29Sep82 Merlin 3 Royal Thai Survey Dept. 00348
15Oct82 Bell 212 Thai AF - Royal Flight H6k-1/19
JF13-108/14
21Oct82 T-28 Trojan Thai AF HS-TCW
28Oct82 Cessna 150B CATC
28Nov82 Bell UH-1 Thai Army 15849
12Dec82 Bell UH-1H Thai Army JF13-86/11
28Feb83 T-28 Trojan Thai AF J6-3/15 / 21113
L4K-12/18
08Apr83 Cessna A-37B Thai AF
06May83 Fairchild C-123K Thai AF 23411

10May83 Cessna U-17 Thai Army F11-21/13
08Jun83 Bell UH-1H Thai Army

15Jun83 H-36 Dimona Thai AF

28Jun83 Cessna O-1 Thai Army
06Jul83 Lockheed T-33A Thai AF

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Location & Details

killed and 2/3 injured; crews returned by Vietnam AL VN832 21May82
Crashed at Pibulsongkram Teachers College, Phitsanulok province; 1 killed
Crashed into Gulf of Thailand 70 nm offshore following loss of tail rotor control; 13 killed
Crashed in Nong Harn district, Udon Thani province; 2 killed
Undercarriage collapsed on landing at Hua Hin
Crashed in Kok Samrong district, Lopburi province; 3 killed, 6 injured
Crashed at gunnery range in Khok Samrong district, Lopburi province; 2 killed
Crash landed off Ram Indra Road, Bang Khen, Bangkok; 1 injured
Crashed at tambon Rin Tai, Maerim district, Chiang Mai province; 3 injured
(Note: presumably repaired because '1608' still current 1995)
Casa crashed into the other two a/c whilst taxying at Agricultural Centre airstrip, Nakhon Sawan
province; Airtruk dbr, CASA & UH-1 repaired; no injuries
Crashed in Pakpli district, Nakhon Nayok province; 2 seriously injured.
Crashed and dbf on following engine failure on take-off from Hat Yai Airport; 4 crew & 8 passengers
escaped
(Note: bought by Thai AF 1979)
Damaged on landing; repaired
Crashed on landing at Takhli AFB; 5 escaped.
Crashed following engine failure & seriously damaged at tambon Ouamnoi, Krathum Baen district, Samut
Songkram province; 1 (co-pilot) seriously injured, 9 escaped; repaired by 1985.
Crashed into house in Town district, Udon Thani province shortly after take off; 2 killed.
Nose gear failed on take off; repaired
Shot down in Ban Thad mountains; 2 killed, 3 injured
Crashed at Pua district, Nan province; 2 seriously injured.
Crashed near Udon Thani-Loei Road, Nadi district, Udon Thani province; 1 killed
(Note: Thai AF received 40 T-28 in 1962; also reported as 01Mar83)
Shot down by Vietnamese; 2 killed
Broke up or exploded at 500ft. on missed approach to Takhli AFB; 31 killed
(Note: 20 C-123 still in service then).
Crashed in Nan province; 2 killed.
Crashed near tambon Hua Talay, Mueang district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, when main blade split;
11 killed
Force landed near Bang Na-Trat highway, Bang Pli district, Bangkok; repaired
(Note: bought Mar-83)
Crashed at Huay Takian village, near Uttaradit; 2 killed.

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Date Type Operator Serial
HS-TCS
24Jul83 Cessna 150M CATC L2-30/07 / 641
09Aug83 Douglas C-47 Thai AF - Wing 21 HS-TCX
10Dec83 AA-1C Lynx CATC F11-29/25
23Dec83 Lockheed T-33A Thai AF
28Dec83 "recce. a/c" Thai Army F16-08/17 / RR.008
(1984) CT/4A Airtrainer Thai AF F16-09/17 / RR.009
(1984) CT/4A Airtrainer Thai AF
19Jan84 "Avro" (HS748 ?) Thai AF 680
28Feb84 Douglas C-47 Thai AF
735 (5735 ?)
19Mar84 h/c (Bell UH-1H ?) Thai Army J6-1/15 / 21111
15Apr84 Cessna A-37B Thai AF
T2-16/?? / 7336
16Apr84 Cessna O-1 Thai AF
28Apr84 Cessna O-1 Thai AF VT-EDU
28Apr84 DHC Chipmunk Thai AF - Wing 6 F17-8/17
16May84 h/c Thai Army F12-10/13
02Jun84 Boeing 747-237 Air India
03Jun84 Chantra Thai AF
15Jun84 Cessna T-37C Thai AF

07Jul84 Cessna O-1 Thai AF HS-TFB
22Jul84 Aero Commander 680T Thai Flying Services
16Aug84 h/c Bangladesh AF 1607
L2-4/90 / 680
15Sep84 Pilatus Turbo-Porter Thai Police
22Sep84 Douglas C-47 Thai AF HS-TCY
H6-04/11
25Sep84 Cessna T-41 Thai Army
08Oct84 Aztec 250 CATC
28Oct84 h/c Thai Police
12Dec84 Bell UH-1H Thai AF

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Location & Details

Hit by Lao SAM7 & starboard engine destroyed; recovered to Udon Thani & repaired
Shot down near Laos/Thai border; small parts in museum at Phonkieng Camp, Vientiane
Crashed at Huey Kee-ling forest, Phu-rua district, Loei province; 6 injured
Crashed on take off from Phu Kradueng mountain, Loei province. Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed in Minburi, 18 km east of Don Mueang during rainstorm; 6 killed
(Note: also reported as 29Jun88)

Crashed into mountain in Huey Tangtao range, Hang Shat district, Lampang province; 2 killed

Crashed in Pathum Thani province, 7km north of Don Mueang, in thunderstorm and strong winds; 76
killed, 5 escaped. Thai DCA Accident Report
Halted too late when nosing up to terminal and embedded its nose 2m inside building; 3 injured
Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed into sea off Prachuab Khiri Khan; 1 baled out
Crashed following engine failure 800m from Khao Laem (Muankhom ?) airfield,, tambon Huay Huen,

Chai Badan district, Lopburi province; 1 killed (Captain Lieutenant Sanya Kanchanapha)

Crashed on take off from an airfield in Mueang district, Trat province; 2 killed

Hit power cables and crashed into field at Bangkapi, Bangkok; 2 killed
Crashed at Cha Am, 6.5km north west of Hua Hin Airport. Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed into mountain at Doi Muser, tambon Mae Thor, Mueang district, Tak province; 7 killed
Crashed into field in Lopburi province; 1 killed
(Note: photo shows an "Optica"-type layout)
Force-landed and wing ripped off in Village 16, Ban Klong Kwang, Bang Pakong, Chachoengsao
province; 2 escaped
Crashed 10km from Bang Na-Trat highway, at tambon Raja Theva, Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan; 3
escaped
Wingtip damaged when it struck the tail of British Airways Boeing 757 G-BMRH whilst taxying at
London Heathrow
Crashed & dbf at Ban Pangkae, Thung Chang district, Nan province; 3 killed, 15 injured

Force-landed on beach after engine failure on take-off from Bangphra. Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed into sea 2km off Sakon Beach, Tepa district, Songkhla province; 4 killed
(Note: also reported as 06-Dec)
Crashed into Khao Maruk mountain, Tha Sala district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province; 3 seriously
injured, 6 escaped
Crashed into lychee plantation at Doi Pui, Chiang Mai province; 1 injured

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Date Type Operator Serial

Feb90 Fairchild AU-23A Thai AF JTh2-16/19 / 42075
15Mar90 Cessna 150B CATC HS-TCT
28Mar90 Fletcher Fu-24 Kaset 609

28Mar90 h/c Singapore AF J6-6/15 / 21122
24Apr90 Cessna A-37B Thai AF HS-ATN
05May90 Grob G109 H6-13/12
18Jul90 Bell UH-1H Thai AF
31Jul90 Bell h/c Thai Army HS-SKI
??Sep90 Boeing 747-400 & Galaxy Qantas & USAF HS-ATA
11Nov90 Airbus A300 Thai International
21Nov90 DHC-8 Bangkok AW
24Nov90 Mooney M20J
Thai AF H6-36/18
12Jan91 Bell UH-1H HS-ATF
19Jan91 Cherokee 235 Thai Army
23Jan91 Cessna O-1 Kaset
06Feb91 Fletcher Fu-24
Thai Army 6069
18Feb91 Bell UH-1 Thai AF 8976
24Mar91 Cessna T-41D Thai Army
10Apr91 Bell UH-1 Thai AF J6-5/15 / 21121
17Apr91 Cessna A-37B Thai Army
06May91 h/c Lauda Air OE-LAV
26May91 Boeing 767-3Z9ER
Thai Army 31281
18Jul91 Bell 212
24Sep91 Northrop F-5A Thai AF - Wing 23 Kh18-12/14 / 01392
21Oct91 Hiller UH-12E
14Dec91 Rotorway Exec 90 CATC HS-TZC

19Dec91 Cessna O-1 Kasetsart University - Faculty 0734-005
1992 ? Rotorway Exec 90
of Engineering

Thai Army 2559

Kasetsart University - Faculty of Engineering

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Location & Details

Note: date 04Feb90 from ‘Bangkok Post’ report)
Accident in Songkhla
Nose and propeller damaged after hard landing at Hua Hin. Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed at Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai province; 1 killed
(Note: 6 Fu-24 bought)
Crashed into farm at tambon Buddhajan, Phra Buddhabart district, Saraburi province; 2 injured, 2 escaped
Crashed at Chai Badan district, Lopburi province; 1 killed
Force landed after engine failure near Bangphra Reservoir. Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed at Doi Chang, Sop Prap district, Lampang province; 1 killed, 4 injured
Crashed at Thai-Lao border post, Phitsanulok province; 1 killed, 7 injured
Airmiss in cloud over Phuket
Hijacked on Bangkok to Rangoon flight; forced to land at Calcutta; no damage or injuries
Crashed at Chaweng Noi Beach, 10km from Koh Samui Airport; 38 killed. Thai DCA Accident Report
Undercarriage hit HT cables on approach to Bangphra & crashed short of runway.
Thai DCA Accident Report

Crashed onto golf course near Bangphra after fuel selector turned off. Thai DCA Accident Report
Emergency landing onto a road in Cambodia; believed repaired and returned; 2 escaped
Crashed on Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai province; 2 injured; believed repaired
(Note: this may be Turbo-Porter 1315 reported w/o Feb-91)
Crashed near Mae Ai district, Chiang Mai province; 1 escaped, 5 seriously injured
Crashed at Don Mueang; 2 seriously injured
Crashed in Bo Klua sub-district; Nan province; 14 killed
Suffered in-flight fire in port engine and crashed; repaired sufficiently for static display at Takhli
Crashed on take-off at Mae Ai district, Chiang Mai province; 10 escaped
Crashed in Dan Chang district, Sophan Buri province (30km north west of Bangkok); 223 killed
Thai DCA Accident Report
Crash landed in Ban Mi district, Lopburi province; 3 killed
Crashed at Mueang Kom, Lopburi province; 1 killed
Crashed into reservoir near Hua Hin. Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed into field in Kamphaengsaen district, Nakhon Pathom province; 2 killed

Crashed into field and overturned at tambon Sakom, Chana district, Songkhla province; 2 escaped
Crashed at Chachoengsao

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Date Type Operator Serial

21Jan92 Douglas C-47 Thai AF L2-41/18 / 210
24Jan92 Cessna T-41 Thai Army
1317
Feb92 Pilatus Turbo-Porter Kaset
17Feb92 "trainer" (possibly Fantrainer 600 Thai AF R1-9/27 / 537
F18K-07/30) JTh2-19/19 / 42078
26Feb92 H-36 Dimona Thai AF HS-TCC
Jun92 Fairchild AU-23A Thai AF HS-TID
13Jun92 Cherokee 161 CATC unregistered
31Jul92 A310-304 Thai International HS-TZG
02Sep92 Rotorway Exec 90 HS-TCK
07Sep92 Robinson R-22 CATC TKh18-2/13 / 97157
16Sep92 Cessna 150M CATC F19-18/35 ?
14Oct92 Northrop RF-5A Thai AF
20Oct92 Pilatus PC-9 Thai AF F19-14/34
104
21Oct92 Pilatus PC-9 Thai AF F11-37/26
03Nov92 Cessna O-1 Thai Army
25Nov92 Lockheed T-33A Thai AF 1115 ?
05Jan93 Chantra Thai AF HS-TZF (or HS-TZE
07Jan93 Cessna O-1 Thai Navy 33-333
12Mar93 "twin" (probably Cessna TU.206G) Kaset ? 2314
15Mar93 Hiller UH-12E CATC L2-7/90 / 106
30Mar93 Boeing 737-3Z6 Thai AF
02Jun93 Jet Ranger Thai Police
10Jul93 Douglas C-47 Thai AF
28Jul93 Cessna O-1 Thai Army

31Aug93 Aero Commander 690B Thai Flying Services HS-TFG
07Oct93 Thai AF - Wing 71 Kh18Kh-15/21 / 8077
20Oct93 Northrop F-5E
Bangkok AW HS-SKL
25Oct93 "trainer" (possibly Fantrainer 400 Thai AF F11-34/26
17Dec93 F18-07/35)
Bandeirante

Lockheed T-33A

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Location & Details

Crashed on landing at Don Mueang & slid off the left side of runway into fence & drainage channel
Crashed shortly after take-off from Thanarat airfield, Pran Buri district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province; 4
killed

Crashed near Ban Nam Lat, Lao Kwan district, Kanchanaburi province; 2 killed

Emergency landing into field off Ram Intra Road, Bung Kum district, Bangkok; 2 escaped
Accident in Nan; believed repaired
Force landed near Hua Hin. Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed near Katmandu
Accident at Amphoe Kamphaeng Saen district, Nakhon Pathom province
Crashed on landing at Hua Hin. Thai DCA Accident Report
Landed short of runway at Hua Hin; repaired. Thai DCA Accident Report
Badly damaged by fire following wheels-up landing at Udon Thani; later repaired for static display
Crashed at tambon Chom Pluak, Bang Khonthi district, Samut Songkhram province; 1 seriously injured
(Note: aircraft put into service 20Apr92)
Heavily damaged following wheels-up landing
Crashed into ditch and overturned in Wattana Nakhon district, Prachinburi province; 1 injured
Hat Yai
Crashed onto runway at Don Mueang; 2 seriously injured
Emergency landing into field at Lam Lookka district, Pathum Thani province; 2 escaped
Crashed into Takienthong mountain, Chantaburi province whilst cloud-seeding; 2 killed
?) Force landed onto helipad near Hua Hin. Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed 7km from Khon Kaen Airport on landing; 6 killed
Crashed on landing at Police HQ, Phunphin district, Surat Thani province; 1 injured, 3 escaped
Right tyre burst on landing & prop hit ground at Korat; repaired
Crashed at Lopburi during demonstration flight; 3 killed
(Note: O-1 was only a 2-seater)
Taxied into Twin Otter C-FKBI at Nakhon Sawan. Thai DCA Accident Report
71 Crashed into sea 30 miles south of Koh Samui; 1 killed (Note: bought 1979)
Crashed at tambon Tung Bua, Kamphaengsaen district, Nakhon Pathom province; 2 killed

Belly landed at Don Mueang; 3 escaped
Fire in cockpit

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Date Type Operator Serial

1994 Nomad Thai Navy 212
16Feb94 Fantrainer 400 Thai AF F18-09/35
22Mar94 OV-10C Bronco Thai AF J5-14/14
Jun94 Hughes 369D Kaset 1014
17Jun94 Bell 212 Thai Police 2221

30Jun94 Airbus A330 Thai International HS-TEA
11Aug94 Cessna T-37C Thai AF F12-19/23

19Aug94 Socata TB-20 HS-ATU

22Oct94 MD-11 + Airbus A300 Thai International HS-TMD + HS-THO
Nov94 Thai AF J5-15/14
27Dec94 OV-10C Bronco Thai AF
F19-17/35
01Mar95 "2-seat trainer" (possibly Fantrainer Thai AF 1313
19Mar95 600 F18K-01/27) Kaset
Pilatus PC-9
22May95
Pilatus Turbo-Porter
30May95
28Jun95 Cessna T337H-SP Thai Navy - U-Tapao Wing 1620
24Jul95 Centre 22484 + ?
h/c Thai AF
31Jul95 Cessna O-1
24Sep95 Bell UH-1H Thai Army
22Oct95
02Nov95 Thai Army
08Nov95
Bell UH-1D Thai Army HS-ATE
11Nov95 Cessna 150H Thai Flying Club
"unlicensed private plane" H6-32/16
Dec95 Bell UH-1H Thai AF - Wing 21 Kh18-11/14 / 01391
Northrop F-5A Thai AF - Wing 23
?????
????? Pilatus Turbo-Porter Thai Police 1603
08Jan96
Boeing 747 / A300 / A330 THAI

Jet Ranger Thai Army F16-029/35 ?
CT/4B Airtrainer Thai AF Kh18Kh-4/21 / 61667
Northrop F-5E Thai AF

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Location & Details

Accident reported near U-Tapao
Forced landing near Phitsanulok due to oil system malfunction; minor damage & repaired
Crashed into shop on San Kamphaeng Doi Saked Road, Chiang Mai; 1 killed
w/o
Crashed into tree on take-off from a football field in Sabayoy district, Songkhla province; 14 escaped
(Note: h/c bought 6 years before)
Dbf on the ground before delivery at Toulouse, France
Crashed into field at tambon Wangyen, Mueang district, Nakhon Pathom province shortly after take-off
from Kamphaeng Saen AFB; 1 injured
Crashed into valley on Hill 408, Doi Phya Por on border of Sung Men district, Phrae province and Tha
Pla district, Uttaradit province; 2 killed. Thai DCA Accident Report
MD-11 rammed A300 on the ground at Don Mueang. A300 w/o; MD-11 out-of-service for over a year

Crashed at tambon Nong Yaphong, Taptan district, Uthai Thani province; 2 killed

Crashed
Crash landed in a field at Ban Maelainua, Hod district, Chiang Mai; 2 slightly injured
(Note: a/c reported to be 20 years old, and one of four used to combat forest fires)
Crashed into field north of Rayong province; 2 killed

Crashed into field at tambon Pak Khwae, Mueang district, Sukothai; 5 killed
Skidded off runway on landing at Chiang Mai; 2 escaped; repaired
Collided with another UH-1H near Nong Phan Phuk, Hua Hin district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province; 4
killed; 2nd helicopter landed safely
Crashed near Thai-Lao border
Force landed & w/o near Bangphra; 2 escaped. Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed into house in Mueang district, Yasothorn; 1 injured
Crashed into reservoir at Sirindhorn Dam, Ubon Ratchathani province; 4 killed, 7 injured
Crashed into lake at tambon Thung Hua Tha-le, Nakhon Ratchasima province; 1 killed
(Note: 7th F-5 crash since 1971)
Wreck noted Nov95; was active Jul95
(Note: also reported as 09May95)
Returned to Beijing with an engine problem shortly after take-off en route to Bangkok; ran off the runway
on landing
Wreck noted on trailer at Lopburi 21Jan96
Wreck noted Jan96
7 Crashed into Gulf of Thailand off Prachuap Khiri Khan province; 1 killed

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Date Type Operator Serial

07Oct03 Cherokee 161 Thai Army HS-TPC
20Oct03 Bell UH-1H Thai Army 5320
29Oct03 h/c Orient Thai
04Dec03 Boeing 747-200 Thai AF – 103 Sqdn HS-UTB
15Jan04 GD F-16A Thai AF – 403 Sqdn Kh19-18/37 / 10318
16Feb04 GD F-16A Kh19-27/38 / 40309

23Feb04 Pilatus PC-9 Thai AF F19-14/34 ??
05Mar04 C-130 Thai AF
16Mar04 CASA CN235 Thai Police 28053
06Apr04 Murphy Renegade U-R02
06May04 Hornet Thai Flying Club unregistered
03Jun04 Ultralight unregistered
20Jun04 AA-5A Cheetah HS-ATH

15Jul04 CT/4E Airtrainer Thai AF

07Aug04 ATR-72 Thai International HS-TRA
17Oct04 Airborne Edge
22Nov04 HS748 U-A02
28Nov04 Boeing 747 + Boeing 747-438
29Nov04 Grumman American AG-5B Thai AF 99-999
2005 Alpha Jet
08Jan05 CT/4E Airtrainer Thai International + Qantas HS-TGJ + VH-OJM
15Feb05 Cessna 152
16Feb05 Northrop F-5E HS-ASV
12Mar05 Cessna 172
17Mar05 Jet Ranger Thai AF
20Mar05 Bell UH-1H
19Apr05 Airbus A330 + Boeing 777 Thai AF F16k-14/44 / RR.14
CATC “HS-TCD”
21Apr05 Northrop F-5B
22May05 Boeing 747-400 Thai AF Kh18Kh-12/21 / 6167

HS-PRS

Thai AF H8-03/38 / 03

Thai Army 20294

Thai International + Singapore HS-TEL + 9V-SQK

AL

Thai AF – Wing 7 Kh18k-4/25 / 40778

Thai International

18-Jun-16 4

Location & Details

Accident
Main rotor clipped trees and landed hard in severe weather; minor damage
Emergency landing following engine failure near the Burmese border; 1 injured
Panel fell of port wing shortly after take-off from Hong Kong, and returned safely.
Badly damaged in hard landing following engine malfunction at Korat
Badly damaged when it slid off the runway at Takhli whilst demonstrating a ‘scramble’ take-off to a Pre-
Cadet School crowd; sustained "heavy damage"
Crashed on take-off from Kamphaeng Saen; 1 killed
Wheels up landing at Hat Yai
Damaged on landing at Pattani; repaired
Dbf following aborted take-off from CMT Chonburi
Accident in Chonburi district
Accident in Au district, Suphan Buri province
Emergency landing following engine failure into cassava field in Nongtaroon, Pong sub-district, east of
Pattaya & written off; 2 slightly injured
Crashed into sugar cane field in Phnom Thuan district, Kanchanaburi province following engine failure; 2
killed
Damaged when landed with nosegear up at Mae Hong Son
Accident in Chonburi district
Nosewheel collapsed on landing at Don Mueang; not repaired and wfu Apr-06
Involved in airmiss at FL360 over Australia
Accident in Tak province
Crashed; 1 killed
Crashed on take-off from Watthana Nakhon, Sakeo during Children’s Day display; 2 killed
Accident at Hua Hin
75 Crashed onto a prawn farm in Lamai district, Chumphon; 1 killed. ‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
Crashed on landing at EGAT airfield, Sam Ngao district, Tak; 3 killed
Damaged in hard landing; not repaired
Crashed in northern Chiang Mai, Fang district, near the Myanmar border; 10 injured
Thai A330 lost starboard wingtip whilst taxying when it hit the port wing of a Singapore AL Boeing 777
parked at Don Mueang; no injuries
Crashed in Punpin district, Surat Thani, 3 miles from Surat Thani AFB, after engine failure on; 2 killed
Made emergency landing in Calcutta en route Bangkok to Munich after crack found in windshield; no
injuries

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Date Type Operator Serial
Thai International
29May05 ?? Thai International HS-AZZ
01Jun05 MD-11 Bangkok AW JTh2-31/19 / 42090
HS-TCB
15Jul05 Boeing 717 Thai AF HS-KVO
17Jul05 Cessna U206G CATC 1118
Phuket Air
06Sep05 Fairchild AU-23A Thai Army HS-TNA
10Sep05 Seminole 180 F19-4/34
11Sep05 NAMC YS-11A Thai International Kh18Kh-2/21 / 61665
Thai International F16k-6/42 / RR.6
13Oct05 Jet Ranger Thai AF HS-TDD
Thai AF 1312
26Oct05 Airbus A300 Thai AF
26Oct05 Airbus A340-600 Nok Air HS-TCG
Kaset KhF1-24/37
15Dec05 Pilatus PC-9 HS-TGY
CATC
18Jan06 Northrop F-5E Thai AF L2k-2/41 / 46152
18Jan06 CT/4E Airtrainer Thai International HS-TCT
05Feb06 Boeing 737-400 HS-ATK
Thai AF U-T01
29Mar06 Pilatus Turbo-Porter CATC 5172
HS-AFE
09May06 Cherokee 161 Thai Army
06Jun06 Aero L-39ZA 4
15Jul06 Boeing 747

24Aug06 Basler BT-67
08Sep06 TB-20 Trinidad
09Sep06 Cherokee 140
10Sep06 Flight Star IISC
16Sep06 Cessna T-41B

14Oct06 SIAI SF-260

18-Jun-16

Location & Details

Flight from Beijing to Bangkok returned to Beijing with engine problem; no injuries

TG971 encountered pressurisation problem over Germany shortly after departure from Zurich, and
returned to Zurich; no injuries
Wing hit by truck and damaged whilst parked at Don Mueang

Ran out of fuel and landed in a field off the end of Runway 05, Bangphra; prop, engine & nose wheel
damaged; no injuries
Crashed into Gulf off Ban Nong Prom beach, Prachap Khiri Khan; 1 killed (F/O Pruetji Ampornrat)

Accident at Hua Hin

Flight 9R326 from Bangkok ran off runway at Mae Sot on landing in heavy rain; starboard wing & engine
damaged; no injuries
Crashed near Mae Kerng waterfall in Wiang Kosai national park, Wang Chin district, Phrae while on its
way from Phitsanulok to the Pha Mueang task force HQ in Mae Rim district, Chiang Mai; 4 killed (Maj-
Gen Pairat Thongjattu, Maj Wisit Worawitwattana, Capt Thonglor Nakphu & Capt Komin Thong-uthai)
Skidded off runway at Don Mueang in heavy rain; no injuries

Flight TG981 burst tyres on port side on landing in strong crosswinds at Melbourne, resulting in small
hydraulic fires; no injuries. ATSB Accident Report
Crashed following engine failure into coconut plantation in tambon Si Muen, Damnoen Saduak district,
Ratchaburi province; 2 ejected & slightly injured. ‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
5 Aborted take-off from U-Tapao at 150 knots, and ran off runway; repaired; no injuries

Crashed onto building in Bang Pla Ma district, Supanburi province; 1 killed (Flt Lt Nawin Pinprasert)

Made a technical return to Don Mueang after suffering engine problems following departure as flight
DD7506 to Phuket. Was deliberately run off the runway at Don Mueang on landing
Crashed after engine failure shortly after take-off from Chantaburi Airport & dbf in a durian plantation
near Khao Wua village in tambon Noen Soong, whilst on a cloud-seeding operation; 4 killed, 1 injured
(Capt Wichian Worachat, pilot; M-Sgt Thaweesak Chuaychu, technician & Yai Silpaya, agricultural
worker; Panya Sriwimol, volunteer)
Force-landed at Hua Hin. Post-accident Photo

W/o after hard landing

Collided with Air France Regional Embraer 135 F-GOHC whilst taxying out at Madrid en route Rome
and Bangkok. The starboard wingtip struck the rear fuselage of the Embraer, and cut off its tail. The
Boeing 747 was repaired on site and returned to Bangkok 16Jly06.

Force-landed near Korat AFB & heavily damaged; 12 crew uninjured

Accident at Hua Hin

Crashed into paddy field near Ban Pho railway station, Bang Pa-in, Ayutthaya; 4 injured

Accident in Chonburi district

Crashed into paddy field following engine failure and dbf in Hang Dong district, Chiang Mai, en route to
Mae Hong Son from Tak; 3 crew (Capt Chatnimit Klawklar, pilot) uninjured
Accident at Phitsanulok; nosegear collapsed; under repair at Takhli AFB Jan-08

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Date Type Operator Serial
27Oct06 Jet Ranger Kaset 1611

04Nov06 Kitfox Vixen Thai AF HS-FAA
08Nov06 Lear Jet 35A TL12-2/31 / 40208
Tango Sqdn
Nov06 Cessna O-1A Akkara Co Ltd. T2-26/15 / 53182
01Dec06 Robinson R-22B-2 Beta HS-SPC
05Dec06 Airship Thai Navy
CATC N901SR
02Feb07 Cirrus SR20 Thai AF
CATC 2306
23Mar07 Bell 214ST HS-TCK
28Apr07 Cessna 150 Thai AF HS-ARK
19May07 Cessna U-206G Kaset L5-1/08 / 60301
One-Two-Go HS-TPE
25May07 HS748 HS-BAE
12Jun07 TB-9 Tampico
09Aug07 Cessna 172 F19-25/39
1612
12Aug07 Paramotor HS-TVS
30Aug07 Pilatus PC-9 HS-OMG
07Sep07 Jet Ranger
12Sep07 Cessna 172 4
16Sep07 MD-82

18-Jun-16

Location & Details

Crashed into Bung Boraphet (a freshwater swamp), Mueang district, Nakhon Sawan at 1400 whilst
carrying food and relief items to assist flood victims in Tha Tako district. Believed to have been
overloaded with bottled water when it crashed into 10m of water; 1 killed (Lt-General Apai Phunuchapai,
the pilot), 1 severely injured (2nd-Lieutenant Narong Phosawat, a mechanic)
Accident at Tak airport

Engine lost power at 150ft immediately after take off at 0950 from Takhli on a photo-recce mission to
Nampong gunnery range; attempted an emergency landing but hit an empty hangar; 7 killed (Wing Com.
Pichet Chayachavalit, pilot; Capt Dusit Khaokhew, co-pilot; Capt Lert Popan, navigator; Capt Songwuit
Eiamjang, Co. Yuthakorn Eiamlert & Co. Suthisak Rojwaradilok, photographers & Co. Nirut
Wangchuaklang, maintenance crew)
Slightly damaged on landing at Pattaya Air Park when lost the right brake and wandered off the runway

Hit foreign object whilst flying too low over sea en route Hua Hin

Crashed at 1000 when a sudden strong wind caused the two pilots to lose control of the airship, causing it
to crash into two power poles and a coconut tree, then to the ground at tambon Nongplue, Bang Lamung
district, Chonburi province; the two Russian pilots were flying the airship to a spot on Pattaya beach to
take part in a show as part of the celebration of King Bhumipol’s birthday; 2 pilots (Russian) injured
Crashed near Narssarssuaq off the coast of Greenland after the pilot had indicated he had a low engine oil
issue and was going to attempt an emergency water ditching; aircraft destroyed during the water ditching
attempt and has not been recovered; pilot killed NTSB Accident Report

Crashed at 1130 into a rice field in Ratanaburi district, Surin province whilst en route to Sattahip; 9 killed

During a normal flight a new navy pilot went up to test the radio and when he was on downwind
right RW 28 he drained off one tank, engine quit so he switched tank but couldn't restart and he was too
low. Crashed about 500m short of the runway; pilot seriously injured.
Both engines caught fire at Koke Kratiem; under repair Jul-07

Accident at Hua Hin
Whilst at 6,500’ over Khao Yai the pilot requested descent to 5,000’, then dropped very fast and off the
Suvarnabhumi radar screen. Believed to have flown into IMC trying to get over the mountains, then lost
control. Wreckage not discovered until 12Nov12; 2 killed (instructor Phakhin Thaithanom & student
Ranop Lueangwilawan)
Crashed from 30m during a competition at the Silapacheep Surin Centre at 0920 when the cables caught
in the engine; 1 (Korean) killed
Took off from Khampaeng Saen FTS at 0800, returned at 0820, crashed at the north end of the runway
and burst into flames; 2 killed (Wing Cdr Supat Butwang & Flt Lt Vorapong Mongdee)
Crashed whilst inspecting forests in Pran Buri district, Prachuap Khiri Khan; 5 minor injuries.
NTSB Accident Report
Crashed onto lawn of a house in Mueang district, Lamphun; 2 (of 4 passengers) seriously injured

Left Don Mueang at 1430 as flight OG269 to Phuket; slid off the runway on landing at 1540 at Phuket,
exploded, broke in two and crashed into nearby walls; 89 killed (of 123 passengers and 7 crew).
NTSB Accident Report InvestigateUdom Accident Report Thai AAIC Final Accident Report

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Location & Details

Crashed in Burma, just across the border from Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi, in bad weather
& heavy rain whilst on a mission to retrieve the bodies of the five soldiers killed in the UH-1H which
crashed on 16Jly11 (two other helicopters, one from Kaset & one from MONRE, turned back because of
the weather); 9 killed (Maj-Gen Tawan Ruangsri, the 9th Infantry Division chief and commander of the
Surasee Task Force, 1st pilot Maj Prapan Jiamsoongnoen, 2nd pilot Maj Chuphan Polwan, senior flight
mechanic Sgt-Maj Somkid Wongtoksaeng, 2nd mechanic Sgt Aram Wongsing, Capt Jate Sudchai, Capt
Chakraphan Bamrungphuet, L-Cpl Itthisak Hinasuthi, and Sornwichai Kongtannukul, a TV Channel 5
cameraman)
Crashed and exploded near Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi following failure of the tail rotor;
3 killed, 1 (Sergeant Pattanaporn Tonjan) injured
Made an emergency landing on a field in Udon Thani after a problem with the ASI; 6 on board uninjured

Accident

Accident

Ran off the side of runway 27 at Phuket, but was able to turn back onto the runway, and sustained minor
damage; no injuries. NTSB Accident Report
Accident in Nakhon Ratchasima province.

Made an emergency landing in Ubon Ratchathani during illegal logging bust duty; 7 on board uninjured

Shortly after take-off from Suvarnabhumi en route Sydney the flight crew reported abnormal indications
from the No.3 engine, shut the engine down and returned to Bangkok. The engine failure was due to the
loss of a compressor blade; no injuries. ATSB Accident Report

Accident reported in Bangkok

Accident in Mae Hong Son province

Rotors damaged by machine gun fire from across Cambodian border, whilst delivering food to Thai and
Cambodian border soldiers 50m away.
Whilst taxying at Koh Samui to operate PG178 to Bangkok, ran off paved surface, impacted an earth wall
and went down into a ditch with its nose; no injuries to 38 passengers & 4 crew; repaired
Accident at Pattaya Eastern

Forced landing in Phanom Thuan district, Kanchanaburi on a flight from Prachuap Khiri Khan; 2 pilots
uninjured, minor injuries to 1 mechanic
Badly damaged when skidded off the runway on landing at the Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka,
Bangladesh, whilst on a training flight from Bangkok to New Delhi via Dhaka; 2 of the 15 crew on board
slightly injured. ‘The Daily Star’ Press Report

Incident at Suvarnabhumi

Accident at Phuket International

Crashed at Pattaya Air Park

Hit a tree at Pattaya Air Park whilst attempting an engine-off landing on grass

Skidded off runway on landing on a wet runway at Ubon Ratchathani; no injuries

46

Date Type Operator Serial

17Nov12 Quik GT450 U Airlines U-P98
Siam GA
10Dec12 Airbus A320 Thai Army HS-CTA
10Dec12 Cessna 208B HS-SKR
13Dec12 Aeros 40D Airship Air Berlin (A40D-21)
17Dec12 Diamond DA-42 HS-DWW
USMC
20Dec12 Airbus A330 US Army D-ABXA
‘Thai military’
12Jan13 Kestrel Hawk THAI U-R10
20Feb13 CH-46E Sea Knight Singapore AL Bu156442 ‘ET-14’
91-0108
Feb13 Gulfstream C-20F Mr. Pornchai
20Feb13 helicopter Nok Air HS-TEB
16Mar13 Airbus A330 Thai Regional 9V-STO
Thai Army
22Apr13 Airbus A330 U-U14
Thai AF HS-DBE
29Apr13 Paramotor Orient Thai HS-FGA
30May13 Boeing 737-800 Nok Air 7427

06Jun13 Chieftain 350 CATC
17Jun13 Bell UH-1H

07Jul13 Cessna 172S HS-DSG
20Jul13 Fairchild AU-23A HS-BRA
31Jul13 Boeing 737-300 HS-DBM

06Aug13 Boeing 737-800 HS-TPP

12Aug13 Paramotor
21Aug13 Diamond DA40

18-Jun-16 4

Location & Details

Crashed into the sea at the south end of Pattaya Beach; 1 killed (Tom Grieve), 1 injured (Patrick Esser).

‘Pattaya One’ Press Report
Incident whilst over-flying Taiwan

Accident at Koh Kut; repaired & returned to Don Mueang 13Jly13

Damaged at Bo Thong, Pattani; still grounded Jul-13

Flipped over onto its back during an attempted force-landing into a rice field near Sam Khok 17Dec12
after both engines stopped due to fuel starvation en route from Ranong to Don Mueang; wreckage
returned to Don Mueang 18Dec12; 2 escaped with minor injuries (David Wals & Nicholas Turner).
‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
Returned to Phuket 40 minutes after departure on flight AB7425 to Abu Dhabi after the crew reported an
engine fire; tyres burst on landing and aircraft disabled on runway, but all 249 passengers disembarked
safely; Phuket airport closed for several hours. ‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report BFU Accident Report

Crashed close to Pattaya Dolphin World & Resort, Huay Yai area; 1 killed (Nawaporn Sawaetwong)

Made an emergency landing in a forest in the northeastern part of Phitsanulok province whilst taking part
in the Cobra Gold exercises; 7 uninjured; 1 crew member badly burnt. ‘Nation’ Press Report
Nosewheel collapse at Chiang Mai

Lost contact while flying over forest site in Phetchabun's Khao Kor district.

Tyre burst on landing at Suvarnabhumi on flight TG314 from Kolkata; all 287 passengers and crew
evacuated safely. ‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
On flight SQ446 en route from Singapore to Dhaka there was a cargo fire indication requiring an
emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi. When opening the aft cargo door, the fire became visible with huge
plumes of smoke, and the cargo was extensively damaged; no injuries to 105 passengers and 12 crew

Crashed in Mukdahan

Right nosewheel tyre blew out on landing at Chiang Rai, on flight DD8714 from Don Mueang; no injuries
to 162 on board
Accident at Koh Kut

Crashed into a pond at Banna, Nakhon Nayok province, following tail rotor malfunction en route from
Lopburi to Sa Kaeo province; 5 injured of 8 passengers & crew (Master Sergeant Sornravit Intor, Captain
Tumrongkeat Chattoranong, Sergeant Tawatchai Siriwong, Major Tosapon Nutsaryu and Captain Kachen
Sai-ting)
Accident at Best Ocean Golf strip, Samut Sakhon

Reported crashed

Whilst operating flight OX833 from Guiyang to Phuket the aircraft diverted to Surat Thani because of
poor weather at Phuket; a port main landing gear tyre burst on roll out after landing
Ran off the runway whilst preparing to take-off as flight DD7411 from Trang, and stuck in grass; no
injuries to 142 passengers & crew.
Behind the Olympic Village.37 by 7 Soi Krungthep Bridge Road, Saphan Sung, Bangkok.

Forced landing on beach about 600 m from Hua Hin aiport; no injuries to 2 crew.

47

Date Type Operator Serial

27Aug13 Aero L-39ZA Thai AF - 401 Sqdn HS-TUA
THAI HS-TEF
30Aug13 Airbus A380 THAI HS-GBG
Siam GA 5717
08Sep13 Airbus A330 Thai Army

06Oct13 Saab 340
09Oct13 Bell UH-1H

29Oct13 Piper PA-31-350 CATC HS-RSI
28Nov13 Diamond DA40 Thai AF HS-TPN
13Dec13 Fairchild AU-23A
16Dec13 Diamond DA42 Orient Thai / Saudia HS-IAO
30Dec13 Cirrus SR-20 HS-RSJ
05Jan14 Boeing 767-3W0(ER) HS-BKE

03Feb14 Schweizer TH-300C Thai Army - 4th Army, 5th Infantry 1371
Division (Camp Vajiravudh)
05Feb14 Flying Inflatable Boat
Thai AF F16k-18/47 / RR.18
19Feb14 CT/4E Airtrainer HS-ATC
25Feb14 Cessna 150H Thai AF - 411 Sqdn
14Mar14 Aero L-39ZA B-18601
China AL HS-ABN
11Apr14 Boeing 737-809 Thai AirAsia HS-TEO
10Jun14 Airbus A320 THAI HS-RSH
26Jun14 Airbus A330 Royal Skyways HS-TGY
01Aug14 Cessna 172N Thai International
12Aug14 Boeing 747-400 HS-LTL
Thai Lion Air
20Aug14 Boeing 737-9GP(ER)

18-Jun-16 4

Location & Details

‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report

Whilst trying to fix an ammunition jam on the ground at U-Tapao, the gun's chamber exploded; 1 killed
(Flight Sergeant 1st Class Chalong Manphrom), 3 injured (Pilot Officer Saksirin Rungroj, Flight Sergeant
1st Surachet Theekhawong & Leading Aircraftman Kanphop Sriprasert)
Flight TG600 from Bangkok to Hong Kong ran into heavy air turbulence during descent, resulting in
injuries to approx. 20 passengers and 1 flight attendant; minor damage to cabin
‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
Nosewheel collapsed on landing at Suvarnabhumi & ran off the runway, whilst operating flight TG679
from Guangzhou; 13 injured from 288 passengers and 14 crew. Aircraft moved from runway 11Sep13,
and runway 19L re-opened late that day.
Skidded off runway on landing at Udon Thani on flight DD8610 from Chiang Mai; nosewheel collapsed;
no injuries to 25 passengers and 3 crew ‘Bangkok Post’ & ‘Nation’ Press Reports
Crashed into Sai Bo La Yu Canal in tambon Thepa, Songkhla after flying into high voltage powerlines
whilst inspecting high-voltage transmission towers between Pattani and three districts of Songkhla;
airframe recovered 14Oct13; 1 injured from 10 on board.
‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report ‘Nation’ Press Report
Accident, believed wheels-up landing, at Phitsanulok; still there with bent props Jan15

Accident in Phetchaburi province, 17 NM from Hua Hin Airport

Accident reported

Accident at Roi Et Airport

Force-landed near Loei; 1 injured, 3 uninjured; wreck to Phitsanulok by Mar14

Whilst operating flight SVA2841 from Mashhad, Iran to Medina, Saudi Arabia the aircraft landed at
Medina with the right main gear retracted. The number two engine contacted the runway before the
aircraft came to rest; 29 injured of 299 passengers & 16 crew
Burst into flames & destroyed on landing in Nakhon si Thammarat province

Crashed into sea following engine failure shortly after take-off from water off Laem Ka Yai beach in
Rawai, Phuket; 1 killed (George Erwin Bach)
Forced landing near Khampaeng Saen; 2 crew uninjured

Accident

Slid off the runway during an emergency wheels-up landing at Korat, during Cope Tiger; 2 crew
uninjured
Incident over Lampang province

Bird strike whilst landing at Nakhon si Thammarat; returned to service same day

Incident on approach to Suvarnabhumi

Accident at Phitsanulok Airport

Emergency landing at Bali following crack in cockpit window, en route Sydney to Bangkok as TG476; no
injuries. Returned to Bangkok 14Aug14
Whilst operating flight SL8537 from Hat Yai to Bangkok, en route at FL340 about 130nm north of Hat
Yai, the first officer (age 47) became incapacitated and unconscious. The captain turned the aircraft

48

Date Type Operator Serial

31Aug14 Boeing 737-8AS Nok Air HS-DBD
27Sep14 Eurocopter EC130B4 Advance Aviation HS-CCN

05Oct14 Airbus A330 THAI HS-TEJ
16Oct14 Airbus A320 Thai AirAsia HS-ABL
03Nov14 Airbus A330 THAI HS-TEG

13Nov14 Bell UH-1H Thai Police 1701

17Nov14 Bell 212 Thai Army 35093

21Dec14 Jet Ranger Thai Army 4446

27Jan15 Basler BT-67 Thai AF L2k-5/42 / 46155
29Jan15 Bell 212 Thai Army 35010
13Feb15 ATR-72 Bangkok AW HS-PGA

20Feb15 GD F-16A Thai AF – 103 Sqdn Kh19-16/37 / 10316
Thai International HS-TNF
26Feb15 Airbus A340-600 Thai AF L2k-04/41 / 46154
20Mar15 Basler BT-67 Thai International HS-TJH
Orient Thai HS-BRB
22Mar15 Boeing 777-2D7 THAI HS-TUB
Heliluck HS-PLL
27/28Mar15 Boeing 737-300
4
01Apr15 Airbus A380

22Apr15 Robinson R-44

18-Jun-16