Estado:	Final
Fecha:	30 JUN 1967
Hora:	16:10
Tipo:	Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
Operador:	Thai Airways International
Registración:	HS-TGI
Numéro de série:	25
Año de Construcción:	1960
Horas Totales de la Célula:	17350
Motores:	2 Rolls Royce 527 Avon
Tripulación:	Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 7
Pasajeros:	Fatalidades: 24 / Ocupantes: 73
Total:	Fatalidades: 24 / Ocupantes: 80
Daños en la Aeronave:	Anulado
Consecuencias:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:	1.2 km (0.8 milles) SE de la costa de Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG) (Hong Kong)
Fase:	Aproximación (APR)
Naturaleza:	Vuelo Internacional Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:	Taipei-Sung Shan Airport (TSA/RCSS), Taiwan
Aeropuerto de Llegada:	Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong
Número de Vuelo:	601

Descripción:
The aircraft was making an ILS approach to runway 31 during a heavy rainstorm. The captain was busy seeking visual contact with the ground and didn't notice the descend through the minimum altitude of 415 feet. The co-pilot, who was flying the aircraft, made an abrupt heading change (while already 80 feet below the glide slope) and was possibly caught by downdraft, causing the aircraft to enter a high rate of descent and a crash into the sea short of the runway.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "a) The pilots did not adhere to the Thai Airways procedure for a 'captain monitored' approach in bad visibility; b) The captain did not monitor the approach adequately; c) The co-pilot mishandled the aircraft after descending below minimum altitude; downdrafts may be contributed to the height loss which resulted from this mishandling."

Fuentes:
» ICAO Circular 88-AN/74 Volume II (179-200)