Narrative:
Crashed from an altitude of 500 feet while executing a missed approach. Reportedly, the tower controller had instructed the Provider to abort the approach because the runway was not clear.
» Thai Aviation History website
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 5 May 1983 |
| Time: | 10:20 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123K Provider |
| Operator: | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF |
| Registration: | L4K-12/18 |
| MSN: | 20227 |
| First flight: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13707 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 30 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Nakhon Sawan/Takhli Air Base (TKH) ( Thailand)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Nakhon Sawan/Takhli Air Base (TKH/VTPI), Thailand |
Crashed from an altitude of 500 feet while executing a missed approach. Reportedly, the tower controller had instructed the Provider to abort the approach because the runway was not clear.
Sources:
» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999» Thai Aviation History website
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