| Date: | Tuesday 24 September 2019 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation |
| Registration: | 1917 |
| MSN: | 20800267 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Village no.9 Lum Sum Sai Yok District Kanchanaburi Province -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kanchanaburi-Surasi Air Base (VTBG) |
| Kanchanaburi-Surasi Air Base (VTBG) |
A Cessna 208 Caravan rain making plane was destroyed after impacting terrain during a training flight. The instructor pilot and trainee died in the crash.
The aircraft was being used by the Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation in Thailand for cloud seeding operations. This process of artificial rain making is used to combat drought in farming areas.
Sources:
bangkokpost.com
prachachat.net
matichon.co.th
Location
Images:
photo (c) Alec Wilson; Khon Kaen Airport (KKC/VTUK); 06 August 2018; (CC:by-sa)
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