Vietnam Airlines Flight 831 · Thailand
On September 9, 1988, Vietnam Airlines Flight 831 (Thailand). 76 people died.
- Date
- September 9, 1988
- Place
- Thailand
- Operator
- Vietnam Airlines
- Killed
- 76
- Position
- 13.964°N, 100.643°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q7928485
From Wikipedia
Vietnam Airlines Flight 831, a Tupolev Tu-134, crashed in a rice field 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) N of Bangkok International Airport, while operating a flight from Hanoi, Vietnam to Bangkok, Thailand, on 9 September 1988. The cause of the accident is undetermined; however, the pilots reported the aircraft may have been struck by lightning as it approached to land. Three crew and 73 passengers died in the accident, whilst 14 others survived, including the captain, flight engineer, and one stewardess. This accident was the second deadliest accident (behind Thai Airways Flight 365 a year earlier) at the time in Thailand, and is currently the fifth deadliest.
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