Bangkok Airways Flight 125 · Ko Samui
On November 21, 1990, Bangkok Airways Flight 125 (Ko Samui). 38 people died.
- Date
- November 21, 1990
- Place
- Ko Samui
- Operator
- Bangkok Airways
- Killed
- 38
- Position
- 9.517°N, 100.036°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q16647239
From Wikipedia
Bangkok Airways Flight 125 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bangkok to Koh Samui, Thailand. On 21 November 1990, the de Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 operating the flight was on approach to Samui Airport in bad weather when the pilots decided to go around after not seeing the runway. With little to no visual reference, the pilots suffered spatial disorientation amidst a left turn, stalled, and crashed into a coconut and mango grove five kilometers southwest of the airport. All 33 passengers and five crew members were killed. Flight 125 is Bangkok Airways' first fatal accident.
The investigation, led by Thailand's Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee (AAIC), revealed that severe crew mismanagement and a breakdown in situational awareness led the pilots to become entirely fixated on looking outside to spot the runway in low visibility without monitoring the flight instruments.
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