Accident Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IV L6-2/21, Monday 20 September 1982
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Date:Monday 20 September 1982
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IV
Owner/operator:Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF
Registration: L6-2/21
MSN: AT-065
Year of manufacture:1978
Engine model:Garrett TPE331
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Hat Yai Airport (HDY) -   Thailand
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Hat Yai Airport (HDY/VTSS)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed on takeoff following an engine failure.

The airplane carried the Thai serial L6-2/21 and the Western serial '29-999'.

Sources:

Thai Aviation History website
New Straits Times 22 September 1982, p1

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