ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3) L2-10/96 Bangkok International Airport (BKK)
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Monday 11 October 1954
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF
Registration: L2-10/96
MSN: 32590/15842
First flight: 1945
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 18
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Bangkok International Airport (BKK) (   Thailand)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD), Thailand
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The starboard engine failed shortly after takeoff. The pilot attempted to return to the airport, but the C-47 crashed in a paddy field 500 m from the runway.

Sources:
» Thai Aviation History website


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