ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163720
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Date: | 05-FEB-2014 |
Time: | 15:00 |
Type: | Polaris Motor Flying Inflatable Boat |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Off Laem Ka Yai beach in Rawai, Phuket -
Thailand
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Laem Ka Yai beach in Rawai, Phuket |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed into sea 5 February 2014 following engine failure shortly after take-off from water off Laem Ka Yai beach in Rawai, Phuket; 1 killed (pilot, George Erwin Bach)
Sources:
1.
http://phuketwan.com/tourism/phuket-flying-machine-crash-expat-killed-sea-plunge-19701/ 2.
https://www.thephuketnews.com/flying-boat-german-pilot-dies-in-phuket-crash-44449.php 3.
http://www.polarismotor.it 4.
https://www.thai-aviation.net/files/Air_Accidents.pdf
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Feb-2014 10:54 |
gerard57 |
Added |
05-Feb-2014 10:57 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
06-Feb-2014 00:08 |
Geno |
Updated [Source] |
20-Feb-2015 16:15 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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