Thai Airways International Flight 261 · Surat Thani
On December 11, 1998, Thai Airways International Flight 261 (Surat Thani). 101 people died.
- Date
- December 11, 1998
- Place
- Surat Thani
- Operator
- Thai Airways
- Killed
- 101
- Injured
- 45
- Position
- 9.127°N, 99.141°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q612396
From Wikipedia
Thai Airways International Flight 261 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport to Surat Thani International Airport in Surat Thani, Thailand. The flight was operated by Thai Airways International, the flag carrier of Thailand. On 11 December 1998, the aircraft, an Airbus A310 registered in Thailand as HS-TIA, stalled and crashed into a swamp during its landing attempt at Surat Thani Airport. A total of 101 people were killed in the crash.
Thailand's Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee (AAIC) opened an investigation into the accident. The investigation revealed that the crew were disoriented. As their attempts to land at the airport had failed multiple times, the crew became upset, causing them not to maintain awareness of the condition of their aircraft until it started to enter an upset condition. The pilots failed to recover the aircraft and the aircraft crashed into the swamp.
The accident was the second-deadliest plane crash in Thailand, behind Lauda Air Flight 004.
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