| Status: | |
| Datum: | 11 DEC 1998 |
| Tijd: | 19:10 |
| Type: | Airbus A310-204 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Thai Airways International |
| Registratie: | HS-TIA |
| Constructienummer: | 415 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1986-03-03 (12 years 10 months) |
| Motoren: | 2 General Electric CF6-80C2A2 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 11 / inzittenden: 14 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 90 / inzittenden: 132 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 101 / inzittenden: 146 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | ca 4 km SW of Surat Thani Airport (URT) (Thailand)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD), Thailand |
| Vliegveld van aankomst: | Surat Thani Airport (URT/VTSB), Thailand |
| Vluchtnummer: | 261 |
Beschrijving:Thai Flight 261 left Bangkok at 17:40 for a 1:55min flight to Surat Thani. Weather in the Surat Thani area was poor with limited visibility and heavy rainfall. The Airbus was on it's third landing attempt when it stalled and crashed about three to five km southwest of the airport in a rubber plantation.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Spatial disorientation when the nose pitched up sharply during a night time approach in stormy weather.
Bronnen:
» Bangkok Post May 4, 2001 - Pilot error, bad weather to blame
» Bangkok Post Thursday 29 November 2001 - Officials want Airbus firm to share blame
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
Foto's
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport en Surat Thani Airport bedraagt 552 km (345 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.