Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 30 APR 2012 |
| Time: | 08:51 |
| Type: |  ATR-72-212A |
| Operator: | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF |
| Registration: | L16-2/52 |
| C/n / msn: | 881 |
| First flight: | 2009-09-09 (2 years 8 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) (Bangladesh) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (DMK/VTBD), Thailand |
| Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC/VGHS), Bangladesh | |
| Flightnumber: | 304 |
A Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) ATR-72-212A (ATR-72-500) aircraft of 1st Air Division/6th Wing, 603sq, (serial L16-2/52, code 60314), sustained damage in a landing accident at Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC).
The airplane suffered a runway excursion while landing. It came to rest against a concrete barrier, causing substantial damage to the right hand wing.
Two passengers reportedly suffered minor injuries.
Events:
Sources:
» The Daily Star
» bdnews24
» Zee News
» Pattaya Mail
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport to Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport as the crow flies is 1531 km (957 miles).
Distance from Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport to Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport as the crow flies is 1531 km (957 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.
