Thai Flying Service Flight 209
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.jpg) HS-SKR, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 22, 2024 |
| Summary | Crashed shortly after takeoff, under investigation |
| Site | near Wat Khao Din, Bang Pakong District, Chachoengsao province, Thailand |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 208B Caravan |
| Operator | Thai Flying Service on behalf of Soneva Kiri |
| ICAO flight No. | TFT209 |
| Call sign | THAI FLYING 209 |
| Registration | HS-SKR |
| Flight origin | Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Destination | Ko Mai Si Airport, Trat province, Thailand |
| Occupants | 9 |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 9 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Thai Flying Service Flight 209, was a domestic Thai passenger charter flight operated by Thai Flying Service on behalf of Soneva Kiri from Suvarnabhumi Airport outside Bangkok to Ko Mai Si Airport in Trat province. On 22 August 2024, the Cessna 208 Grand Caravan serving the flight with nine occupants on board crashed shortly after taking off from Bangkok, killing all occupants on board.[1][2]
Aircraft
[edit]The plane involved was a Cessna 208 Grand Caravan[3] registered as HS-SKR[4] with serial number 208B1241. It was manufactured by the Cessna Aircraft Company in 2007.[5]
Passengers and crew
[edit]The crew was composed of four Thais, namely the two pilots and two employees of Soneva.[6] The five passengers were all Chinese nationals. Among them there were two children.[7]
Accident
[edit]The plane was meant to fly from Bangkok to Ko Mai Si, the airport that serves the resort island of Ko Kut. The aircraft took off at 14:46 local time, and the contact with it was lost at about 14:57 when the aircraft was about 35 kilometers southeast of Suvarnabhumi airport. The plane crashed in a mangrove swamp[3] near the Wat Khao Din temple[4] in Bang Pakong district of Chachoengsao province,[6] disintegrating on impact and killing all nine on board.[citation needed] Local residents reported to have seen the plane diving to the ground, and then exploding in a loud bang on impact throwing fragments in a radius of at least 20 meters.[8] Most of the bodies were dismembered, and at least 23 body parts had been recovered from the crash site.[9] The weather at the time of the flight was described as clear.[10]
Recovery
[edit]More than 300 military personnel and volunteers were deployed in the search for the aircraft, which was hampered by heavy rains.[7] Water and mud at the site, which measured 10 meters deep and eight meters wide, were drained and removed using pumps and backhoes.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Ekvitthayavechnukul, Chalida (22 August 2024). "Small passenger plane crashes on flight to eastern Thailand, all 9 aboard are believed dead". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Tragic Plane Crash in Thailand: Search for Survivors Ends". Devdiscourse. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Small passenger plane crashes on flight to eastern Thailand. All 9 aboard are believed dead". Associated Press. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Chachoengsao plane crash: All 9 aboard feared dead". Bangkok Post. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan HS-SKR, Thursday 22 August 2024". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Plane carrying 9 people crashes in forest near Thailand's capital". CNN. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Nine believed dead after plane crashes in Thai jungle". CNA. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "สรุปไทม์ไลน์ 'เครื่องบินเล็กตก' อ.บางปะกง จ.ฉะเชิงเทรา".
- ^ "เครื่องบินตกบางปะกงไม่มีกล่องดำ พบชิ้นส่วนมนุษย์แล้ว 23 ชิ้น". Thai PBS (in Thai). 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Searchers dig in muddy swamp near Bangkok where plane carrying 5 Chinese tourists, 4 Thais crashed". Associated Press. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
