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| Date: | Monday 6 November 1978 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IVA |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF |
| Registration: | L6-1/21 |
| MSN: | AT-062E |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Sakon Nakhon Airport (SNO) Mueang Sakon Nakhon District -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sakon Nakhon Airport (SNO/VTUI) |
Crashed on take-off into a field.
The airplane carried the Thai serial L6-1/21 and the Western serial '21-111'.
Plane crash at Mueang Sakon Nakhon District Sakon Nakhon Province
Sources:
Thai Aviation History website
https://www.scribd.com/document/148710354/Thai-Air-Accidents
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2025 11:22 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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