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| Date: | Tuesday 16 September 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aero L-39ZA Albatros |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) |
| Registration: | 10123 |
| MSN: | 365242 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Korat AFB (VTUN) -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Korat AFB (VTUN) |
| Korat AFB (VTUN) |
Crashed following engine failure. Both crew ejected, but one was killed because the parachute failed.
Sources:
Scramble 222
https://www.thai-aviation.net/files/Air_Accidents.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20170123042506/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/L_39_Albatros_AERO.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2012 15:05 | harro | Added |
| 16-Oct-2013 03:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Oct-2013 03:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2014 09:15 | Zeeland | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 31-Aug-2016 14:59 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 15-Jul-2021 17:17 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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