Status:	Definitief
Datum:	30 JUN 1967
Tijd:	16:10
Type:	Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:	Thai Airways International
Registratie:	HS-TGI
Constructienummer:	25
Bouwjaar:	1960
Aantal vlieguren:	17350
Motoren:	2 Rolls Royce 527 Avon
Bemanning:	slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 7
Passagiers:	slachtoffers: 24 / inzittenden: 73
Totaal:	slachtoffers: 24 / inzittenden: 80
Schade:	Afgeschreven
Gevolgen:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:	1.2 km (0.8 mijl) SE van Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG) (Hong Kong)
Fase:	Nadering (APR)
Soort vlucht:	Internationale lijnvlucht
Vliegveld van vertrek:	Taipei-Sung Shan Airport (TSA/RCSS), Taiwan
Vliegveld van aankomst:	Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong
Vluchtnummer:	601

Beschrijving:
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."

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