ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335021
| Date: | Monday 11 October 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF |
| Registration: | L2-10/96 |
| MSN: | 32590/15842 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bangkok International Airport (BKK) -
 Thailand
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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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