thai air accidents - Thai Aviation History

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thai air accidents - Thai Aviation History
THAI AIR ACCIDENTS
The listing below records over 1,200 accidents to aircraft in Thailand, and also to Thai civil & military aircraft overseas. Corrections and additions would be very welcome to
steve.darke@pswltd.com.
Principal sources are:‘Aerial Nationalism – A History of Aviation in Thailand’ Edward Young (1995)
‘Bangkok Post’ 1946 to date
‘Vietnam Air Losses’ Chris Hobson (2001)
Garnett Bell SE Asia losses list
US MACR’s (Missing Air Crew Reports)
http://aviation-safety.net/index.php
http://www.656squadron.org
plus Sid Nanson, Marco Dijkshoorn, Sakpinit Promthep, Cheryl Baumgartner, Gordon Wimmer and many other individuals
Note that the precise locations of crashes of USAF aircraft 1963-75 vary between different sources. Co-ordinates in [ ] are from US official records, but often differ significantly from locations
described in other sources.
Date
Type
Operator
22Dec29
Boripatra
Siamese AF
06Dec31
Fokker F.VIIb
KLM
PH-AFO
Overhead cockpit hatch not closed, stalled and crashed on take-off from Don Mueang; 6 killed
22Jun33
Puss Moth
Aerial Transport Co
HS-PAA
Crashed after flying into storm at Kumphawapi, en route from Khon Kaen to Udorn
07Feb38
Martin 139WSM
Siamese AF
Seriously damaged in landing accident
18Mar38
Curtiss Hawk (II or III)
Siamese AF
Crashed at Don Mueang whilst practising for air show
03Dec38
DH.86
Imperial AW
22Mar39
Curtis Hawk 75N
Siamese AF
17Sep39
Blenheim Mk.I
RAF - 62 Sqdn
09Dec40
Vought Corsair
Thai AF
Swung onto soft ground & undercarriage ripped off on landing at Trang whilst en route to Tengah; no
injuries
Possibly shot down
10Dec40
Vought Corsair
Thai AF
Shot down
12Dec40
Curtiss Hawk III
Thai AF
Shot down
13Dec40
Curtis Hawk 75N
Thai AF
Destroyed on the ground at Ubon during French bombing raid
14Dec40
Curtis Hawk 75N & Hawk III
Thai AF
Collided on take off from Ubon
10Jan41
Mitsubishi Ki-30
Thai AF
Shot down by French near Siem Reap
29Sep41
Blenheim Mk.I
RAF - 27 Sqdn
18-Jun-16
Serial
Location & Details
Crashed at Khao Polad, near Burmese border, en route Delhi
G-ADCN
dbf whilst parked at Bangkok
Crashed when lost control during high-speed test dive
L1339
L8526
Forcelanded in bad weather into paddy field, overshot into river & w/o
1
Date
Type
Operator
08Dec41
6 x Curtiss Hawk III
Thai AF
Shot down
08Jan42
Curtiss P-40
AVG
Shot down by ground fire near Mae Sot (pilot was Charley Mott)
24Mar42
Curtiss P-40
AVG
P8115
24Mar42
Curtiss P-40
AVG
P9196
late 1942
Mitsubishi Ki-21
Thai AF
02Feb43
7 x Vought Corsair
Thai AF
Crashed into mountain during severe weather whilst returning from a reconnaissance mission over
Kengtung
Destroyed on ground at Kengtung by USAAF P-40’s
02Mar43
Mitsubishi Ki-21
Thai AF
Destroyed on ground at Kengtung
08Apr44
Curtiss Hawk III
Thai AF
07Oct44
2 x Liberator B.VI
Liberator B.VI
RAF – 159 Sqdn
RAF – 355 Sqdn
05Nov44
P-38 / F-5 Lightning
USAAF - 35th PRS, G Flight
11Nov44
3 x Nakajima Ki-27
Thai AF
BZ978 / W & BZ992 / E Just before midnight on 06Oct44, 16 Liberators from 159 Sqdn took off for a low level raid on the railway
??
just north of Bangkok. They were joined by 8 more from 355 and 356 Sqdns. As they arrived just after
dawn on 07Oct44, they were attacked by Ki-43 fighters from the Japanese 50th and 64th Sentai. The
Japanese made two claims, one by Sgt A. Kato and a second one by Cpls Yamaguchi, Ikeda, R.
Yamamoto and W. Niwa. According to Kato the bomber he was firing at suddenly swerved and hit a
second one, both going down; both Liberator crews killed (Pilots Wt Offs L.A. Barr and J. McKinnon).
Details of loss of 355 Sqdn Liberator unknown
43-28615
Lost on a mission from Yunnanyi, China to Uttaradit, Chiang Mai & Wai Lai Kam Bridge (pilot was
Franklin B. McKinney) [MACR 10057]
(Note: Quote from RTAF report “On Nov 5, 1944 at about 1340 hours during a rain storm, there was a
plane with 2 engines and 2 tails flying through the storm. Apparently, the plane was hit by lightning
strike. People on ground heard an explosion and saw a burning plane went down and crashed. The
location was at a wooden area in Ban Mae Gua, Sobprab Sub-district, Lampang province. Subsequent
investigation revealed the plane as a P-38, "NUMBER 811," with white star in dark blue circle marking.
A skull was also found in the wreck”. 43-28615 was designated by 35th PRS as #811)
Shot down by USAAF P-51’s near Chiang Mai
11Nov44
P-51 Mustang
USAAF - 51st FG, 25th FS
44-10812
21Nov44
B-24J Liberator
USAAF - 7th BG, 492nd BS
44-40811
07Dec44
P-51 Mustang
USAAF - 51st FG, 25th FS
1944
P-38 Lightning
USAAF
27Nov44
Nakajima Ki-43
Thai AF
27Nov44
Boeing B-29
USAAF – 40th BG, 45th BS
18-Jun-16
Serial
Location & Details
Hit by gunfire over Chiang Mai 7 crashed near Mok Cham Pae (pilot was McGarry)
(Note: wreck currently in ‘Tango Squadron’ hangar at Chiang Mai)
Shot down by ground fire east of Lamphun [18°34.691N, 99°01.191E] (pilot was Newkirk)
Shot down by RAF Beaufighter near Chiang Mai
Lost over Lampang, presumably in dogfight with a Thai AF Ki-27 ‘Nate’ (pilot was Henry Minco)
[MACR 10064]
(Note: first of only 2 claims by Thai AF pilots against USAAF aircraft in WW2)
Crashed at ‘Geang Luang’ after engine caught fire, on mission from Madhaiganj, India; 11 crew killed
[MACR 10050]
Lost near Lampang, reason unknown (pilot was Thomas Ankrim)
(Note: circumstantial evidence indicates that a USAAF P-51 crashed in the Lampang area with pilot
Thomas Ankrim killed, but USAAF chronology recorded no action over Thailand on that date. 2nd Lt
Thomas R Ankrim is buried in Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Philippines with date of death
recorded as 07Dec44)
Shot down at Wiang Haeng, Chiang Mai.
(Note: Remains investigated by RTAFM / JPAC team 2004)
Shot down by B-29 over Petchburi
42-24452
‘Devil May Care’
Hit by RTAF fighters & crashed in Burma on the way home; 11 MIA (Carl E. Blackwell, Vern H.
Hunnell, John G. Gettler, William H. Webster, Robert J. Fancher, William J. Gabriel, Robert A.
2
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
Mar45
Fairchild 24
Thai AF
McCormick, L.D.E. Powers, Bernard Roth, William T. Stone & Carson E. Cole) [MACR 10003]
(Note: second of only 2 claims by Thai pilots against USAAF aircraft in WW2)
Shot down by USAAF P-51
09Apr45
5 x Curtiss Hawk II
Thai AF
Destroyed on ground at Don Mueang by USAAF P-51’s
09Apr45
Mitsubishi Ki-30
Thai AF
09Apr45
3 x P-51D Mustang
USAAF –
12Jul45
P-38L Lightning
USAAF – 60th FS, 33rd FG
24/25Jul45
Nakajima E8N1 & Aichi E13A-1
Thai Navy
01Sep45
Stinson L-5B
USAAF – OSS Det.404
42-99633
03Sep45
Stinson L-5B
USAAF – OSS Det.404
42-99635
03Sep45
Stinson L-5B
USAAF – OSS Det.404
44-16887
03Sep45
Stinson L-5B
USAAF – OSS Det.404
44-16894
05Sep45
Stinson L-5B
USAAF – OSS Det.404
42-99612
25Sep45
Dakota C.4
RAF
KK172
18-Jun-16
Destroyed on ground at Don Mueang by USAAF P-51’s
2nd
AC,
2nd
FS
Three P-51’s shot down whilst strafing Don Mueang on a mission from Cox’s Bazaar, India. 44-15302
crashed 3 miles west of Chao Phraya river; pilot Capt. Albert Abraham bailed out [MACR 13788]
(Note: parts of 44-15302 recovered 2010 by RTAF Museum)
Hit by small arms fire whilst on a reconnaissance mission and crashed approx. 12 miles north west of
Lampang airfield [18°25'N, 99°25'E]. Pilot 1st Lt. Theodore H. Demezas bailed out [MACR 14710]
(Note: Lt. Buntao Punsri operated a flak gun wagon at Lampang Station and claimed to have shot down a
P-38. The pilot, Demezas, bailed out successfully and, as RTAF was living a ‘double-life’ during the war,
the gunner tried to locate the pilot to render some help. However, the RTA was the first to reach the scene
and captured the pilot. Lt. Col. Sarit Tanarat, the army commander, sent Demezas to the Thai
underground, Thosd Panthumasen, at a sugar factory near Koh Ka. Apparently, Demezas was sent back to
his squadron sometime after the incident)
Destroyed on ground at Chalong Bay, Phuket by RN Hellcats during ‘Operation Livery’ whilst
minesweeping off Phuket. Hellcats were from 804 Sqdn (HMS Ameer) and 896 Sqdn (HMS Empress)
Landed with a second L-5 (piloted by Perry C. Emmons) at Kanchanaburi strip (football field of POW
camp) en route Bangkok because of bad weather & low fuel; re-fueled with Japanese fuel & crashed on
subsequent take-off when undercarriage sheared off & fuselage broke up after hitting potholes on the
strip; pilot Staff Sergeant Ralph M. Gamble uninjured & evacuated as a passenger in the second L-5
which took off successfully. USAAF Accident Report
On a flight (three L-5’s, and one L-1, 41-18961) from Rangoon to Bangkok; landed at Moulmein to
refuel, then took off in search of the missing L-1, escorting it back to Moulmein (from where it returned
to Rangoon); re-fueled and continued towards Bangkok; crashed near Kanchanaburi when ran out of fuel
after becoming lost in very bad weather; pilot Staff Sergeant Alexander H. Epperson bailed out &
uninjured. USAAF Accident Report
On a flight (three L-5’s, and one L-1, 41-18961) from Rangoon to Bangkok; landed at Moulmein to
refuel, then took off in search of the missing L-1, escorting it back to Moulmein (from where it returned
to Rangoon); re-fueled and continued towards Bangkok; crashed near Kanchanaburi when ran out of fuel
after becoming lost in very bad weather; pilot Staff Sergeant Thad A. Ferrell bailed out & uninjured.
USAAF Accident Report
On a flight (three L-5’s, and one L-1, 41-18961) from Rangoon to Bangkok; landed at Moulmein to
refuel, then took off in search of the missing L-1, escorting it back to Moulmein (from where it returned
to Rangoon); re-fueled and continued towards Bangkok; crashed near Kanchanaburi when ran out of fuel
after becoming lost in very bad weather; pilot Lieutenant Henry C. Farris & passenger Capt V.M.Rexroad
bailed out & uninjured. USAAF Accident Report
Departed Don Mueang to Tayang, picked up one passenger (Major Bartlett), then proceeded to Hua Hin
to collect a further passenger (Dr. Chani); crashed into Gulf of Siam, near Hua Hin, following engine
failure due to contaminated fuel; minor injuries to pilot 1st Lieutenant Perry C. Emmons & 2 passengers.
USAAF Accident Report
Belly-landed in poor weather near Trat
44-15302 + 2
44-25116
3
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
17Oct45
Dakota C.3
RAF
FL529
Belly-landed after engine failure at Phuket
19Oct45
Dakota C.3
RAF
FL577
Overshot the runway and belly-landed after engine failure on take-off from Don Mueang
05Dec45
Mosquito FB.6
RAF – 211 Sqdn
HR568
15Dec45
Dakota C.4
RAF
KJ842
Swung on takeoff at Don Mueang. Pilot was unable to correct the swing and in the resulting groundloop
the undercarriage collapsed
Belly-landed on Phuket island after fuel problems caused both engines to fail
16Dec45
Liberator GR.VIII
RAF - 1348 ASR Flight
KH134 / J
17Dec45
Mosquito FB.6
RAF – 211 Sqdn
TA500
31Jan46
Mosquito FB.6
RAF – 211 Sqdn
RF711
09Aug48
Bonanza
Siamese AW
HS-SFE ?
25Oct48
Douglas C-47
Pacific Overseas AL
HS-PC103
14Dec48
Fairchild 24
Siamese AW
09Jul49
Catalina
Pacific Overseas AL
HS-PC205
Damaged at Macao
17Nov49
Douglas C-47
Trans Asiatic AL
HS-TA180
Crashed at Mingaladon, Burma
07Jun50
Westland WS-51A
Thai AF
G-AMAK
W/o at Yeovil before dd
18Aug50
North American T-6
Thai AF
Crashed at Koke Kathiem, Lopburi; 2 killed
21Aug50
"training plane"
Thai AF
Caught fire in mid-air and crashed at Nakhon Ratchasima; 1 killed, 1 serious injury
27Oct50
Bonanza
Siamese AW
HS-SFA
Crashed at Maesan
early 1951
Norseman
Siamese AW
HS-SGF
Crashed in Tak province
13Jan51
Douglas C-47
Air Carriers
VR-HEP
11Mar51
Douglas C-54
Pacific Overseas AL
HS-POS
Crashed on Bukit Besar mountain, en route from Butterworth to Kota Kinabalu; 10 killed
(Note: also reported as 4 miles west of Sungei Padi)
Crashed into the saddle between Mount Butler and Mount Parker on take-off from Kai Tak 11Mar51
09Apr51
Douglas C-47
Siamese AW
HS-SAE
Ditched off Cape d'Aquilar, Hong Kong; 16 killed
08Jun51
Spitfire 14
Thai AF
Kh14-3/93
Crashed
13Jul51
Douglas C-54
Pacific Overseas AL
HS-POA
Dbr on landing at Bangkok
20Aug51
Douglas C-47
Siamese AW
HS-SAF
Crashed at Bor Fai airfield, Hua Hin
03Sep51
North American T-6
Thai AF
Crashed into Meh Klong river in front of Army Hospital, Rajburi province; 2 killed
06Sep51
North American T-6
Thai AF
Nose dived into paddy field near Nakhon Sawan Ratchasima Military Hospital; 1 killed
18-Jun-16
Crashed into sea off Thai Mueang approx 85km north of Phuket [8°41'N, 98° 04'E] during air/sea rescue
operation; 7 missing (Pilot F/O Norman Edward Middleton, Co-pilot F/Lt. Hugh John Wood, F/O Walter
Arthur Barner Lomax, Flight Sergeant David Davidson, Sergeant William Norman Cork, Flight Sergeant
Ronald William Stephens & Sergeant Geoffrey Alan Whalley)
While engaged in a four aircraft formation flight, F/Sgt Kneebone detected fire in the cockpit and
immediately broke away to make a very good landing at Don Mueang with smoke issuing from the rear of
the cockpit and the starboard side of the aircraft. The fire was extinguished but not before the aircraft
suffered serious damage. On investigation, it was determined that some electrical wiring and fuses had
been removed in an unauthorised modification, leaving the electrical circuits unprotected from overload
Engine cut, lost height and crash landed with both engines out at Don Mueang
Came down near Ayudhya in a violent storm en route from Tak to Bangkok. The pilot, Flight Commander
Phichet Chavankasame, and a lawyer, Thanom Suwanaphim, were killed, whilst a third passenger was
injured.
Believed shot down by Dutch pilots near west coast of Sumatra
Force-landed on test flight
4
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
Feb52
Chipmunk
Thai AF
F9-23/95
W/o in accident
13Feb52
??
Thai AF
19Feb52
??
Thai AF
23Mar52
Lockheed L-749A
KLM
22Jul52
3 x Spitfire 14
Thai AF
Aug52
Chipmunk
Thai AF
08Aug52
Bearcat + Bearcat
Thai AF
26Jan53
Spitfire 14
Thai AF
Kh18-3/93
13Feb53
Mosquito PR.34
RAF – 81 Sqdn
RG189
20Mar53
Douglas C-54M
USAF - 99ATS
44-9034
10Apr53
Bearcat
Thai AF
20???53
Norseman
Thai AW
20Jul53
‘training plane’
Thai AF
08Aug53
Norseman
Thai AW
10Sep53
Bearcat
Thai AF
04Oct53
North American T-6
Thai AF
Crashed in poor weather at Doi Mae Ya, Tambol Mae Jee, 26km from Amphur Pai en route Mae SariengKhun Yuam; wreckage not found until 25Aug53; 6 killed (including Flt. Lt. Sorot Chombhuthaveep)
Force-landed at airfield in Mahachai district, Samut Sakorn province after fire in fuel tank; pilot slightly
injured
Collided with truck on take-off from Chiang Mai; pilot escaped
05Oct53
‘trainer’
Thai AF
Caught fire & crashed whilst over Chaiyaphum municipality; 1 killed. Korat-based
12Oct53
Bearcat
Thai AF
Nov53
Chipmunk
Thai AF
Crashed into house, and then a Wat, in Amphur Mueang, Ratchaburi on training flight from Don Mueang;
pilot killed, plus 1 (a Thai assemblyman) on the ground
W/o in accident
27Jan54
Bearcat
Thai AF
27Jan54
Spitfire 14
Thai AF
28Jan54
Bearcat
Thai AF
Crashed on a hill in Buriram en route from Ubon Ratchathani to Nakhon Ratchasima; pilot killed
08Feb54
??
Thai AW
Feb54
Chipmunk
Thai AF
F9-28/95
Port tyre burst whilst taking off from Surat Thani for return flight to Bangkok, and crashed into bushes;
no injuries
W/o in accident
Feb54
Chipmunk
Thai AF
F9-19/94
W/o in accident
18-Jun-16
Crashed near Bang Pa-In railway station at 1000; 1 killed
Crashed at 1145 during training flight at Nakhon Ratchasima; 2 crew (Pilot Officer Sanit Sukrakan & Air
Cadet Virasak Vathmaphimon)
PH-TFF
On approach to Bangkok, during a left turn to base leg, one of the #3 engine propeller blades separated
and a fire broke out in the engine nacelle. The aircraft landed safely on runway 21. Before coming to rest
however, the right main gear collapsed and a major fire erupted.
Kh14-11/93, Kh14-21/93 Crashed
& Kh14-22/93
F9-31/95
W/o in forced landing
Collided at 1000 whilst in a formation of 8 at Pak Kred, Nonthaburi province; 2 killed (Flying Officer
Kumnuan Rong-Krachang & Warrant Officer Vira Rodkachand)
(Note: Thai AF’s first mid-air collision)
Crashed
Took off from Don Mueang and headed SW, but returned 20 mins later on fire, flew erratically before
diving into the ground and exploding in Bang Khaen, south west of Don Mueang; 2 killed (F/O Paul
Skeaping RAF & F/O John Williamson – both buried in Protestant Cemetery, Bangkok)
Bird strike on leading edge of starboard wing 15 miles east of Don Mueang whilst on approach after a
flight from Saigon; landed safely; no injuries. USAAF Accident Report
Crashed into sea off Chonburi; 1 killed
HS-SGA
Damaged in forced landing; probably repaired
Crashed onto buildings in Amphur Madhachai, Samut Sakorn province; 2 killed
HS-SGB
F9-21/95
Crashed into forest near Phitsanulok airfield; pilot killed
Kh14-23/93
Crashed
5
Date
Type
Operator
09Mar54
Bearcat
Thai AF
Crashed in Aranyaprates; pilot killed
04Apr54
‘helicopter’ (UH-12B ?)
Thai Police
Jul54
Helldiver
Thai AF
Crashed in bad weather at Sub Amphur Mae Samerng, Chiang Mai, en route Chiang Mai – Mae Hong
Son. Reported missing 06-Jun
Crashed (soc 23Jly54)
22Jul54
Bearcat & Bearcat
Thai AF
“312” & “322”
Sep54
Chipmunk
Thai AF
F9-42/95
Collided in mid-air during aerobatics over Don Mueang. Both crashed, “322” 6km from Don Mueang; 1
killed, 1 bailed out
W/o in accident
Sep54
Chipmunk
Thai AF
F9-44/95
W/o in accident
18Sep54
‘patrol plane’
Thai AF
“025”
Force landed at Chaiyaphum following engine trouble en route Udon Thani to Lopburi; probably repaired
Oct54
Chipmunk
Thai AF
F9-38/95
W/o in accident
11Oct54
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-10/96 ?
20Oct54
Douglas C-47
Air America
B-811
Starboard engine failed shortly after take-off from Don Mueang, and crashed into paddy field 500m from
runway whilst after attempting to return for emergency landing; 4 killed (including the pilots, Wg Cdr
Tawil Chalaruk and Plt Off Anan Sukpoonphon), 14 injured
Crashed into sea 600m off Hua Hin after engine failure; 6 killed, 1 injured
16Jan55
Bonanza
Thai AW
HS-SFB
11Feb55
‘training plane’
Thai AF
Force-landed on sandbank in Prakday (?), Cambodia due to fuel shortage en route Bangkok to Phnom
Penh with Andre Kostelanetz (US conductor) as passenger; Kostelanetz continued by bus; 15 minutes of
fuel delivered by jeep & Bonanza took off again, only to be substantially damaged in another forcedlanding in a rice-field at Gavin, nearer Phnom Penh; substantially damaged, but repaired
Crashed at Amphur Ban Rai, Uthai Thani; pilot (based at Lopburi) seriously injured
16Feb55
Norseman
Thai AW
HS-SGC
09Mar55
‘single-engined reconnaissance plane’
After leaving Loei en route Phitsanulok the pilot diverted to an airfield in Burma to collect a load of
opium; damaged on take-off whilst overloaded, and set alight by pilot to destroy evidence
Hit top of tree and crashed in Mae Sai, Chiang Mai whilst participating in Army manoeuvres; 2 killed
13May55
Douglas C-47
Burmese AF
Jun55
Chipmunk
Thai AF
29Aug55
Bearcat
Thai AF
Force-landed in rice-field 150m from Don Mueang runway following engine failure; 1 slightly injured
09Sep55
‘liaison a/c’
US Army
12Sep55
Bearcat
Thai AF
Crashed west of Bangkok near village of Banyala (?), Kanchanaburi province near Burma border; 5 (4 US
& 1 Filipino) killed
Crashed 17km from Lopburi AFB; 1 slightly injured
07Oct55
Bonanza
Thai AW
07Dec55
Bearcat
Thai AF
29Dec55
North American T-6
Thai AF
15Feb56
Sikorsky HRS-3
USMC
Bu137839
Crashed near Koh Sichang en route from 'USS Princeton' to Don Mueang; 7 escaped
31Mar56
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-14/96 / 212667
Crashed at Korat; 18 killed
27Jun56
Norseman
Thai AW
HS-SGE
Ran off the runway and destroyed on landing at Mae Hong Son
20Sep56
Douglas C-47
Thai AW
HS-POC
Ran off the end of wet runway; repaired
18-Jun-16
Serial
Location & Details
Crashed into Doi Pa Hom Pok, 25km north west of Amphur Fang, Chiang Mai; wreck found 29May55; 7
killed
W/o in accident
F9-7/93
HS-SFB
Minor damage on take-off
Crashed into rice field in Amphur Nakorn Luang, Ayudhaya; pilot unhurt
Crashed in Prachuap Khiri Khan; 2 killed
6
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
15Aug57
Douglas C-47
Thai AW
HS-POC
Undercarriage retracted before fully airborne; substantially damaged
20Sep57
Auster AOP.9
AAC - 656 Sqdn
WZ706
10Oct57
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-2/90 / 293045
Sep58
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-19/00
Substantially damaged when force-landed onto a track 100 miles inside Thailand. Cause was loss of oil
pressure due to loose union fitting, causing engine failure. Recovered by the AAC 656 Squadron and
transported back to Noble Field, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya as an underslung load beneath a Sycamore
helicopter
Crashed into houses at Sunahawa, next to Tachikawa AFB following engine trouble on take-off. Pilot &
co-pilot, plus 2 on ground, seriously injured; 2 other crew, plus 2 on ground, slightly injured
Damaged in Pathum Thani province; repaired
Apr59
Chipmunk
Thai AF
F9-20/94
W/o in accident
15Jun59
Sikorsky S-55
Thai AF
H3-4/97
Tail rotor cut off own tail
21Sep59
Republic F-84G
Thai AF
15Nov59
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
10Mar60
Republic F-84G
Thai AF
14Apr60
Douglas C-54
Thai AF
14Apr60
Republic F-84G
Thai AF
05Sep60
Auster AOP.9
AAC – 656 Sqdn
WZ706
14Dec60
Sycamore HR.14
RAF – 110 Sqdn
XG538
Dec60
Mil Mi-4
Lao or Vietnamese AF
15Feb61
PB4Y-2 Privateer
CNAF
423
15Feb61
Hawker Sea Fury
Burmese AF
UB-466
Jun61
Chipmunk
Thai AF
F9-9/93
An F-84, number four in a four-ship formation, returned from an aerial bombing training mission at Hin
Shalam Island and landed wheels-up at Don Mueang at 1200; aircraft w/o; pilot uninjured
Force landed on road at Banan Sata, Beton Saliant following loss of engine oil; undamaged but
dismantled on site and recovered by Sycamore helicopter and road; re-assembled in Kuala Lumpur and
returned to service ‘www.656squadron.org’ Report
Badly damaged when the rotors hit a wall during take off from Nam Phong RTAFB Thailand; later
declared w/o
Mi-4 was supplying arms to guerrillas in Thailand. Got into trouble, and was set ablaze by the armed men
on board. Silver with red & blue stripes on the side.
Shot down by Burmese AF Sea Fury whilst dropping supplies to Kuomintang guerillas in Burma and
crashed near Mae Sai, just inside the Thai border across from the Burmese town of Tachilek, Shan State
The Sea Fury, piloted by Noel Peters, was intercepting a CNAF P4Y-2 Privateer which was dropping
supplies to KMT forces in northern Burma. Peters shot down the P4Y-2 but was hit by return fire and
crashed, losing his life. ‘The Times’ Press Report
W/o in accident
15Aug61
helicopter
USMC
03Oct61
Sikorsky UH-34D
Air America
H-U
Crashed in Thailand on training mission 35 miles north of Korat AFB; 2 killed (Master Sergeant Floyd
Studer & RTAF Captain Prasit Yamachutin); 3 injured (pilot Lt. William H. Rever, co-pilot Lt. Gary D.
Johnson, crew chief Sergeant Roland K. McCall)
Possibly crashed in Thailand
22Nov61
Auster AOP.9
AAC – 656 Sqdn
XK374
Wreck found Apr67 on Malay/Thai border; 2 killed
13Mar62
Auster AOP.9
AAC – 656 Sqdn
WZ674
15May62
North American T-6
Thai AF
Caught by a down draught while flying along a ridge in southern Thailand. A wing struck a tree and the
aircraft crashed in flames; pilot seriously injured
Damaged following emergency landing at Nong Khai airstrip when overshot runway; 1 escaped
18-Jun-16
Crashed on a training flight at Klong 14, Amphoe Hnong Jog, Bangkok; 1 killed (Plt Off Thawai
Amphol)
Blown off wet taxiway at Kai Tak by propwash from L-1049 into Hong Kong harbour whilst taxying to
terminal
Veered off the runway and left tyre blew on take-off from Don Mueang at 1035, whilst on an aerialtarget-towing mission; sustained heavy damage; pilot uninjured
Crashed into a mountain while taking off from Taipei; all 18 aboard killed
L2-28/02 / 316328
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Date
Type
Operator
04Jun62
F-86F Sabre
Thai AF
19Jul62
Comet 4C
UAA
25Aug62
Sikorsky UH-34D
Thai AF – 63 Squadron
Apr63
Sabre 32
RAAF
A94-964
12Apr63
Fairchild C-123B
USAF – 464TCW
56-4380
28Sep63
Fairchild C-123B
USAF – 315TCG
55-4513
27Oct63
Sikorsky UH-34D
Air America
H-16
Left wing hit a house while the aircraft was attempting to snare a red flag on top of a flagpole at Nakhon
Phanom AFB; 3 crew killed + 2 on the ground
Nose gear collapsed on landing after the pilot mistook a racetrack at Maha Sarakham for the runway; 4
survived
Crashed & dbf on take-off from a site 22nm from Moung Loei
27Dec63
Douglas C-47
Air America
B-815
Crashed 35 miles south west of Songkhla; operating for Thai Police
15Jan64
North American T-6
Thai AF
14Aug64
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 36TFS
62-4371
18Aug64
F-100D Super Sabre
USAF – 474TFW
56-3085
18Aug64
T-28D Trojan
Thai AF
03Sep64
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
1964
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
24Sep64
Sabre 32
14Oct64
Boeing KB-50J
18-Jun-16
Serial
Location & Details
Crashed into Gulf of Thailand off Lhaem Phak Bia
SU-AMW
Crashed into Khao Yai mountain, on flight UA869 inbound to Bangkok from Hong Kong. Navigation
error caused the pilot to begin his descent into Bangkok too soon; 26 killed
Crashed near Singburi, Lopburi province; 9 killed (6 Thai, Howard M. Harris (USOM), & two officials of
IBRD, Vance Rodgers (US) & John Burt Shearer (UK). ‘New York Times’ Press Report
‘The Age’ Press Report ‘Wisconsin Rapides Daily Tribune’ Press Report
Damaged at Ubon & reduced to spares
Crash-landed into sea off Chumporn, and probably salvaged; 2 escaped
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and dbr during emergency landing at Korat AFB; 1 escaped
Note: believed repaired & finally lost 21Sep66 north east of Hanoi due to enemy action whilst with
6441st TFW, Osan, Korea (soc by USAF 21Sep66). Pilot was Capt Glendon Lee Ammon of 357th TFS,
355th TFW Takhli. Pilot ejected, good chute, but nothing more heard. Remains returned to US hands
1978.
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and abandoned near Nong Khai; 1 escaped
Shot down over Laos whilst on SAR mission; pilot (I. Tavashi) killed on ground
L2-29/02?
Crashed after hitting a tree at Vaong Nong village, 2km from landing at Ubon AFB whilst returning from
a parachute jumping exercise at Lopburi; attached to 22nd Joint Air Unit, Ubon; 28 killed & 5 injured
Became lost and shot down near Nge Arn; pilot (Jaem Bumroongaum) captured and released Mar-73.
RAAF
A94-984
Crashed 28nm west of Ubon AFB Afollowing engine failure; 1 ejected
USAF – 41AD
48-0065
Crashed due to engine failure shortly after take-off from Takhli AFB; 6 survived;
An account from Gary Craig, who was the Navigator, with my thanks:“We took off from Takhli, AB Thailand about 0500 to perform post-strike refuelling for fighters from
Udorn who were bombing in the "Plain of Jars" in Laos. We were not scheduled to fly that morning, but
were awakened when both the primary and backup aircraft experienced engine fires and aborted their
mission. We climbed to about 8,000 feet and experienced several mechanical problems including multiple
engine fires. The fire retardant did not extinguish the fires and we bailed out at approximately 086
Radial/ 32 nm from Takhli. The aircraft continued on autopilot and unfortunately crashed into a small
village NW of Takhli, killing all of the residents (17) of the village with the exception of the Chief who had
just left, but witnessed the crash.
I was taken prisoner by a group of primitive villagers wearing loin cloths and living in grass huts. They
had spears and blow guns. I was greatly outnumbered, so I tried to befriend them by giving them gifts of
everything I had on me. It seemed to work.
In a couple of hours, a rescue helicopter dropped down and I took off running, dove into the open door
and off we went. I didn't look back to see if they were throwing spears at me. I then directed the chopper
to pick up the five other crew members who were dispersed in the jungle. Everyone was okay and when
8
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
56-2908
we landed, we celebrated hardily.
An inspection of all the KB-50J aircraft at the base revealed that the planes had been sabotaged by
cutting the fuel lines. Security had been very lax up to then.
Recognizing that the KB-50J was too old and too slow to refuel the current jet fighters, the aircraft and
the Squadron were decommissioned.”
Crashed in Thailand following engine failure; 1 survived
02Jan65
F-100D Super Sabre
USAF – 474TFW
22Feb65
F-86L Sabre & F-86L Sabre
Thai AF
02Mar65
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 18TFW
62-4235
Damaged by AA over Vietnam and abandoned near Roi Et; 1 ejected
05Mar65
Grumman Albatross
Thai Navy
1264
24Apr65
C-130A Hercules
USAF – 6315OG
57-0475
Missing shortly after take-off from Taipei en route Bangkok; 11 on board
(Note: was returning to Thailand from Japan after servicing)
Crashed into high ground during a go-around in bad weather at Korat AFB; 6 killed
27Apr65
A-1H Skyraider
USN – VA215
Bu137545
Damaged by AA fire and abandoned 2 miles from Nakhon Phanom; 1 escaped
27Apr65
F-86L Sabre
Thai AF
12May65
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 23TFW
61-0125
Crashed 3 miles north east of Ban Phon Daeng following engine failure; 1 survived
15May65
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 23TFW
62-4374
Crashed on take-off from Takhli AFB & dbf at Village 4, Amphoe Takhli; 1 killed on ground, 10 injured
20May65
T-28 Trojan
RLaoAF
O-17741
Crashed shortly after take-off from Udorn; repaired
05Jun65
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 23TFW
61-0133
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and abandoned east of Nong Khai, just inside Thailand; 1 ejected
mid1965
Fairchild C-123B
Thai AF
L4-01/07
Damaged on landing at Takhli; repaired by Feb-66
1965
T-28D Trojan
Thai AF
Crashed whilst performing low-level aerobatics; 2 killed
25Jun65
T-28D Trojan
Thai AF
28Jun65
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF
F11-1/98 or F11-2/98
03Jul65
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 23TFW
62-4398
Force-landed in a paddy field, believed about 40km north of Udorn (17.750°, 102.716667°); 1 rescued &
returned to Udorn
While entering the landing pattern at Ubon AFB, on a flight from Don Mueang, the pilot made a low
break followed by a right aileron roll, but lost power and crashed; 2 killed (pilot, plus backseater Flt Lt
Niyom Lekkhow)
Crashed due to fuel starvation, north of Udorn AFB; 1 survived
07Jul65
F-86L Sabre
Thai AF
Kh17k-18/06 / 30978
Two F-86’s collided in mid-air; 1 killed (wingman); 1 ejected (pilot of the lead aircraft)
Destroyed in crash
Crashed into Chao Phraya river in front of Pak Kret irrigation school, Nonburi 6 minutes after take-off
from Don Mueang; 1 ejected. Aircraft not recovered
12 Thai AF aircraft, including 5 jets, crashed between Jan65 & Jul65; 5 pilots killed
27Jul65
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
61-0177
Damaged by AA fire over Vietnam and crashed near Ban Kut Du, 30 miles south of Khon Kaen; 1 killed
27Jul65
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF
62-4298
Collided with MiG and crashed c.10 miles south east of Ubon AFB; 1 killed
20Aug65
Sikorsky UH-34D
Air America
H-23
Possibly crashed in Thailand
30Aug65
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 6441TFW
62-4355
Crashed on take off from Takhli AFB following engine failure; 1 (Howard F. Hendricks) escaped
06Sep65
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 23TFW
62-4400
Caught fire during in flight refuelling over northern Thailand; 1 ejected
15Sep65
T-28D Trojan
Thai AF
USAF called out to rescue pilot; no further details.
23Sep65
h/c (KH-4 ?)
Thai Army
Crashed on take-off from Bang Khaen & dbf; 1 escaped
28Sep65
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 23TFW
18-Jun-16
62-4404
Crashed following engine failure on a test flight 25 miles north east of Takhli AFB; 1 escaped
9
Date
Type
Operator
29Sep65
F-86 Sabre ??
USAF
12Nov65
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF
62-4218
Crashed 55 miles south west of Udorn AFB; 1 killed
20Nov65
Fairchild C-123B
Air America
N5006X
Accident at Phetchaburi; repaired
08Dec65
A-1G Skyraider
USAF - 602ACS
134987
Crashed at or near Nakhon Phanom; 1 killed (Capt Ronald Canter)
08Dec65
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
62-4302
Abandoned 39 miles north of Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 ejected
19Dec65
F-4C Phantom
USAF – 433TFS/8TFW
63-7527
29Dec65
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF
F11-1/98 or F11-2/98
Whilst escorting a strike on a road bridge at Bac Can it suffered a near miss from an SA 2 missile at
20,000 feet 35 miles due west of Hanoi; 2 Crew ejected 15 miles east of Nakhon Phanom and survived
Crashed about 10NM west of Udorn after declaring an emergency; pilot ejected
20Jan66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF
59-1717
Crashed near Takhli AFB following engine failure; 1 ejected
20Jan66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF
62-4324
Crashed 18 miles south west of Nakhon Phanom AFB following engine failure; 1 ejected
22Feb66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
62-4388
Lost near Takhli AFB; 1 escaped
27Feb66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
62-4362
Crashed near Takhli following engine failure; 1 escaped
27Feb66
F-4C Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
64-0742
Hit by ground fire during bomb run & flew to within 10 miles of Ubon before ejecting
02Mar66
59-1724 & 57-2902
Aircraft collided in mid-air over Thailand; O-1 pilot killed, F-105 pilot escaped
13Mar66
F-105D Thunderchief & Cessna O-1 USAF 355TFW & USAF
505TACG
F-100F Super Sabre
USAF – 355TFW
58-1221
Crashed in Thailand following engine failure on training sortie; 2 escaped
23Mar66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
61-0178
Damaged by AA fire and abandoned 10 miles W of Nakhon Phanom; 1 escaped
26Mar66
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-18/00
13Apr66
RF-101C Voodoo
USAF
56-0086
Reported missing whilst en route from Chiang Mai to Udorn; became lost and reported to have crashed in
PDJ, Laos; 7 reported killed (including pilot Praom Kertsaenesri) but flight mechanic Prapan Siri-on was
released from Vietnamese PoW camp in Mar-73 and claimed the C-47 had been shot down near Quang
Biu
Landing accident in Thailand
15Apr66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
58-1158
Crashed at / near Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 killed
23Apr66
Beech C-45G (IAD 10-2)
Air America
N7951C
Undercarriage collapsed on landing at Don Mueang & substantially damaged
13May66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
60-0427
Crashed at Korat AFB; 1 survived
17May66
F-4C Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
64-0717
Crashed on landing at Ubon AFB; 2 escaped
02Jun66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
61-0160
Crashed 55 miles north east of Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 escaped
14Jun66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
60-0429
Crashed 93 miles north east of Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 survived
06Jul66
A-1E Skyraider
USAF – 602ACS
52-132423
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and abandoned 20 miles north of Udorn AFB; 1 escaped
18Jul66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
62-4312
Crashed 1m south west of Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 ejected
19Jul66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
60-5382
Damaged by AA fire over Vietnam and abandoned 80 miles north east of Udorn; 1 escaped
20Jul66
F-4C Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
63-7695
Hit by unknown gunfire near Vinh Linh, Vietnam [17°05'N, 106°59'E] following a 2200 hours ROLLING
THUNDER 51 Armed Reconnaissance mission over RP-I; call sign MALLARD; during the GCA
approach to Udorn AFB the fire warning light for the right engine came on; 1LT S.W.George (pilot)
chose a late ejection [17°23'N, 102°48'E] but too low to the ground and was killed; Capt R.A.Walmsley
18-Jun-16
Serial
Location & Details
Exploded and crashed over Nakhon Sawan province; 1 ejected
10
Date
Type
Operator
USAF – 606ACS
Serial
Location & Details
64-17643
(PSO) stayed with the aircraft and suffered multiple bone fractures, but survived
(Note: some sources place the crash at Ubon AFB, not Udorn AFB)
Crashed on approach to Nakhon Phanom AFB due to fuel starvation; 2 killed
24Jul66
A-26A Invader
24Jul66
Douglas DC-3
HS-OOO
Crashed into Pacific Ocean 525 miles off US coast on delivery
25Jul66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
62-4271
Damaged by AA fire and crashed on emergency landing at Korat AFB; 1 escaped
26Jul66
RF-101C Voodoo
USAF – 460TRW
56-0201
Crashed during attempted overshhot at Udorn AFB; 1 injured
04Aug66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
61-0119
Damaged by AA fire and abandoned 40 miles north west of Udorn AFB; 1 survived
10Aug66
Cessna O-1F
16Aug66
Fairchild C-123B
Thai AF
L4-01/07
Ran off the runway at Chiang Mai and badly damaged; repaired by Feb-68
01Sep66
A-1E Skyraider
USAF – 602ACS
52-132624
Damaged by AA fire and abandoned near Sakhon Nakhon; 1 rescued
06Sep66
T-28D Trojan
Thai AF
13Sep66
F-4C Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
63-7694
Crashed on take-off from Ubon AFB; 2 killed
13Sep66
F-4C Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
63-7640
Abandoned near Ubon AFB following control failure; 2 escaped
20Sep66
Pilatus Turbo-Porter
Air America
10Oct66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
62-4300
Crashed during take off from Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 killed
23Oct66
T-28D Trojan
USAF – 606ACS
49-1582
Crashed near Nakhon Phanom; 2 killed (Lt. Col. William J. Newton & Capt. Samuel J. Baker)
04Nov66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF
07Nov66
T-28 Trojan
USAF – 606ACS
Bu146244 ?
Believed crashed at Udorn; Capt. Paul M. Bayliss killed
10Nov66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
62-4288
Crashed during take off from Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 killed
06Nov66
U-6A Beaver
USAF
22Nov66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
58-1161
Crashed 70 miles NNE of Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 killed
09Dec66
Pilatus Turbo-Porter
Air America
N153L
10Dec66
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
58-1160
Struck bushes and a tree while attempting to take off into the sun from Lao Na (T-614), causing extensive
damage; recovered by UH-34D H-40 and repaired at a cost of $71,750
Crashed on test flight 4 miles south west of Takhli AFB following engine failure; 1 ejected
17Dec66
F-105F Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
63-8354
Crashed 12.5 miles south east of Udorn AFB following engine failure; 2 ejected
27Dec66
F-4C Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
64-0833
Crashed in Thailand after engine failure due to fuel system problems; 2 escaped
28Dec66
U-6A Beaver
USAF – 432TRW
51-16565
Crashed 95km SSW of Korat [14.167°, 101.700°] following engine failure; 2 rescued
06Jan67
RF-4C Phantom
USAF – 432TRW
64-1078
Damaged by AA fire and abandoned just inside Thailand; 2 escaped
12Jan67
F-4C Phantom
USAF
63-7710
w/o
12Jan67
F-104C Starfighter
USAF – 8TFW
57-0910
15Jan67
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
60-0440
Aborted 1st landing at Udorn AFB & went round; nosegear collapsed on 2nd landing attempt and veered
off runway; pilot survived but at least 1 fatality on the ground
Damaged by AA fire and abandoned 49 miles north east of Udorn, near Ban Tum; 1 ejected
15Jan67
TF-102A Delta Dagger
USAF – 405FW
55-4036
Caught fire during ferry flight and crashed in Thailand; 2 survived
18-Jun-16
crashed 5 miles south west of Nakhon Phanom; 2 rescued
Crashed 15 miles NNW of Ban Ban, Laos [19.833°, 103.467°]; 1 rescued
Crashed 40 miles south west of Ubon; 2 rescued
Crashed 32 miles east Nakhon Phanom; 1 rescued
Crashed 55 miles north east of Udorn; 2 rescued
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Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
16Jan67
F-104C Starfighter
USAF – 8TFW
57-0914
Crashed in Thailand following engine failure; 1 escaped
26Jan67
A-1E Skyraider
USAF – 602ACS
52-132419
Crashed on take-off from Udorn AFB following engine failure; 1 escaped; possibly repaired
28Jan67
F-104C Starfighter
USAF – 8TFW
56-0921
Crashed in Thailand following engine failure; 1 escaped
30Jan67
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
59-1768
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and abandoned 35 miles south east of Udorn AFB; 1 ejected
18Feb67 ??
Douglas EC-47P
USAF
43-49547
Crashed on take-off from Ubon AFB (Note: see also 07Jun69)
21Feb67
A-26A Invader
USAF – 606ACS
64-17668 & 64-17669
12Mar67
RF-101C Voodoo
USAF – 432TRW
56-0063
Aircraft in close formation and both crashed near Nakhon Phanom (64-17668 at VE699218 & 64-17669
at VE681200) after 64-17668 exploded due to AA damage; 2 killed (Capt. D. S. Campell and Capt. R. I.
Scholl), 2 survived
Crashed at Udorn AFB; 1 escaped
14Mar67
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
62-4325
Crashed 29 miles north west of Korat AFB following control failure; 1 escaped
1967
Bell 204 & HS748
Thai Police & Thai AW
915 ? + HS-???
Hit by jet blast from a Pan Am 707 at Don Mueang fuelling bay. Blade tip weight hit Thai AW HS748
21Mar67
F-4C Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
64-0788
Collided with another aircraft & crashed 35km south west of Ubon Ratchatani [15.09N, 104.58E]; 2
ejected
Q1 1967
Helio U-10
Thai AF
01Apr67
T-28 Trojan
USAF
49-1559
Crashed 130km south east of Nakhon Phanom [16.59N, 105.58E]
05Apr67
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
62-4395
Ran off end of runway following drag chute failure whilst landing at Korat AFB; 1 survived
11Apr67
Pilatus Turbo-Porter
Air America
N153L
28Apr67
F-4C Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
64-0720
Substantially damaged in collision with trees following engine failure 45 miles north of Ubon en route to
Ban Chanuman (T-313)
Crashed on take-off from Ubon AFB; 2 survived
09May67
F-4C Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
63-7652
Crashed on take-off from Ubon AFB following tyre burst; 2 survived
14May67
F-104C Starfighter
USAF – 8TFW
57-0922
Crashed in Thailand following engine failure; 1 survived
10Jun67
F-4C Phantom
USAF
66-0236
Crashed in Thailand after engine flame-out; 2 ejected
14Jun67
Cessna T-37B
Thai AF
F12-01/04
Crashed
16Jun67
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
60-0485
Damaged by AA fire over Vietnam and abandoned just inside Thailand en route to Takhli; 1 escaped
18Jun67
Volpar Super Turbo 18
Air America
N9577Z
Substantially damaged in forced landing on water near Udorn; 2 injured
30Jun67
Caravelle 3
Thai International
HS-TGI
Crashed on landing, 1/2 mile from runway at Hong Kong during rainstorm; 24 killed, 5 seriously injured
06Jul67
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
61-0136
Crashed 225km north east of Takhli [16.48N, 102.04E] following engine failure; 1 escaped
13Jul67
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
60-0450
Damaged by AA fire over Vietnam and abandoned 35 miles north west of Ubon AFB; 1 escaped
03Aug67
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF
61-0139 & 62-4240
Two F-105’s collided 113 miles north of Udorn AFB; 1 killed, 1 ejected
23Aug67
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
66-0260
Damaged by AA fire over Vietnam and abandoned 60 miles north west of Nakhon Phanom; 2 ejected
07Sep67
F-105F Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
63-8260
Crashed 90 miles ENE of Korat AFB following engine failure; 2 survived
09Sep67
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
66-7516
Crashed in Thailand following engine failure; 2 survived
19Sep67
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
66-7533
Damaged by AA fire over Vietnam and abandoned 35 miles south of Udorn; 2 ejected
23Sep67
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
59-1749
Damaged by AA fire over Vietnam and abandoned close to Korat AFB; 1 ejected
18-Jun-16
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Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
26Sep67
F-105F Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
63-8267
Struck a tree on approach to Takhli AFB in bad weather; 2 survived
26Sep67
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
66-7534
Crashed 20km south west of Takhli [15.14N, 100.18E] due to pilot error; 2 survived
02Oct67
RF-4C Phantom
USAF – 432TRW
66-0403
Crashed in Thailand following engine failure due to fuel system fault; 2 survived
05Oct67
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
62-4329
Crash landed at Takhli AFB following engine failure; 1 escaped
06Oct67
F-4C Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
63-7612
Crashed shortly after take off from Ubon AFB [15.10N, 104.50E]; 2 escaped
07Oct67
F-105F Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
63-8272
08Oct67
F-4C Phantom
USAF – 433TFS/8TFW
63-7645
Dbr when ran off the runway following drag chute failure on landing at Korat AFB
(Note: also reported as 80km south east of Takhli [15.00N, 101.00E]; 2 escaped)
Mid-air collision over Thailand; crew ejected and were recovered.
16Oct67
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
60-0461
23Oct67
2 x F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
62-4335 & 61-0181
27Oct67
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
61-0195
Abandoned 15 miles south west of Korat AFB shortly after take-off following undercarriage fault; 1
escaped
Collided in mid air south west of Udorn AFB & crashed at 16.05N, 102.05E; 1 killed (62-4335), 1
escaped (61-0181)
Dbf following engine failure on take off from Takhli AFB [15.20N, 100.00E]; 1 escaped
28Oct67
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
62-4356
Crashed 160km north east of Korat AFB [16.42N, 102.55E] following engine failure; 1 ejected
17Nov67
Douglas EB-66C
USAF – 355TFW
54-0473
Crashed & dbf during emergency landing at Takhli AFB; 5 killed, 2 survived
06Dec67
Douglas EB-66C
USAF – 355TFW
54-0462
Crashed on landing at Takhli AFB [15.15N, 100.18E]; 3 killed, 3 escaped
13Dec67
Douglas AC-47
Thai AF
L2-20/00
27Dec67
Douglas C-47A
Thai AW
HS-TDH
Crashed and dbf on attempted take-off, whilst being ‘stolen’ by drunken US NCO, from Nakhon Phanom
AFB; elevator gust locks were not removed and, although he managed to get off the ground the gust locks
forced the tail down and he made a loop back to the ground.
Whilst attempting a VFR landing in fog at Chiang Mai, inbound from Bangkok, Capt. Chalerm Pirabal
selected the wrong road to follow, tried to go around, but stalled, crashed from low altitude and aircraft
broke into two parts; 2 crew & 2 passengers killed, 1 crew & 26 passengers escaped
Q4 1967
Helio U-10
Thai AF
03Jan68
Sabre 32
RAAF – 79 Sqdn
A94-986
05Jan68
RF-4C Phantom
USAF – 432TRW
65-0865
Crashed 3 miles south west of Ubon AFB after suffering catastrophic engine failure whilst attempting to
land; 1 killed (Pilot Officer Mark McGrath), 1 injured on ground
(Note: 1st RAAF fatal crash since they came to Thailand in 1962)
Damaged by AA fire over Vietnam and abandoned 45 miles north east of Udorn AFB; 2 escaped
06Jan68
F-105F Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
62-4441
Crashed near Takhli following engine failure; 2 survived
14Jan68
Trans Mediterranean
21Jan68
"turboprop" (CL-44 N602SA,
N604SA or N605SA?)
Caravelle 3 & Queen Air A-80
Thai International & Thai
Army
HS-TGL & 02018
29Jan68
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
60-0478
Whilst in close formation, the Queen Air's starboard propeller struck the port wing of the Caravelle at
10,000 feet over Damnoensaduak district, Ratchaburi province; the Queen Air crashed, killing all 6 on
board; the Caravelle returned safely to Don Mueang
Crashed 4 miles SSE of Takhli AFB on take off following engine failure; 1 escaped
18Feb68
F-105F Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
63-8293
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and abandoned west of Udorn AFB; 2 ejected
29Feb68
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
66-7528
05Mar68
Douglas EB-66E
USAF – 355TFW
54-0524
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and crashed whilst emergency landing at Ubon AFB [15.17N, 104.57E];
1 killed, 1 injured
Crashed 120km north west of Ubon AFB [16.19N 104.41E] following engine failure; 3 survived
18-Jun-16
Belly landed at Don Mueang; no injuries
13
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
11Mar68
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
60-0501
Abandoned 90km ENE of Takhli AFB [15.48N, 101.11E] following engine failure; 1 escaped
11Mar68
A-1E Skyraider
USAF
52-135165
Crashed due to engine failure Mar 11; pilot survived
18Mar68
A-1H Skyraider
USAF – 602ACS
52-139678
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and force landed 25 miles north east of Udorn AFB; 1 survived
24Mar68
Fairchild C-123K
USAF – 606ACS
54-0589
26Mar68
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
60-0462
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and dbr on landing at Nakhon Phanom (although photos show the damage
to be minimal); 5 survived. Post-accident Photo
Crashed on take off from Korat AFB following tyre burst; 1 killed
28Mar68
F-111A
USAF – 355TFW
66-0022
Crashed in Thailand; 2 missing
30Mar68
F-111A
USAF – 355TFW
66-0017
11Apr68
F-86F Sabre
Thai AF
‘4326’
25Apr68
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
60-0436
Crashed in Thailand; tail and capsule recovered by a team from Nakhon Phanom & transported back to
Takhli; 2 recovered. Post-accident Photos
While turning on final approach to Takhli AFB after a test flight, the engine disintegrated, the pilot lost
control, and the aircraft crashed 1/2 mile short of the runway; pilot (Flg Off Prapon Prohmkot) killed
Crashed on landing at Korat AFB; 1 killed
Q1 1968
Helio U-10
Thai AF
05May68
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
66-8687
Crashed 35km WSW of Ubon AFB [15.17N, 104.54E]; 2 survived
05May68
A-1E Skyraider
USAF
52-132445
09May68
Cessna O-2A
USAF
67-21399
Crash landed just short of the runway at Nakhon Phanom and flipped over on its back on the muddy
approach; pilot drowned before the emergency personnel could get him out; 1 killed.
Post-accident Photo
(Note: probably repaired and shot down in Plain of Jars, Laos 10Mar70)
Crashed near Ubon AFB; one wing torn off in the crash, and aircraft airlifted out of the jungle; 2 killed.
14May68
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
61-0132
24May68
T-28 Trojan
USAF – 56SOW
07Jun68
Cessna T-37B
Thai AF
F12-08/04 ??
Destroyed in mid-air collision 130km ENE of Korat AFB [15.32N, 103.25E] with another F-105 (which
returned safely); 1 killed
Reported lost in combat in Thailand; also reported as a non-hostile loss near Chiang Mai; 2 killed (Capt.
Donald B. Button & Airman James P. Birks)
Crashed
26Jun68
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
58-1150
Undercarriage collapsed on landing at Korat AFB and dbr; 1 escaped
13Jul68
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
60-0453
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and dbr whilst performing emergency landing at Udorn AFB; 1 escaped
19Jul68
Bell UH-1H
US Army
7390
19Jul68
Douglas EB-66B
USAF – 355TFW
53-0491
Landed short of the runway at Takhli AFB [15.16N, 100.18E] during GCA approach; 2 survived
23Jul68
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 432TRW
66-8716
Abandoned over Thailand following hydraulic failure; 2 ejected
11Aug68
A-1E Skyraider
USAF – 56SOW
52-139594
Crashed during GCA approach to Nakhon Phanom AFB; 1 killed
17Aug68
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
61-0219
Drag chute failed to deploy on landing at Korat AFB and crashed into overshoot area; 1 killed
25Aug68
F-105F Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
63-8323
Abandoned near Takhli following engine failure; 2 ejected
07Sep68
F-105F Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
63-8289
12Sep68
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
62-4359
16Sep68
F-102A Delta Dagger
USAF – 405FW
56-0970
Abandoned, & crashed 36km south west of Udorn AFB [17.15N, 102.55E] following engine failure; 2
ejected
Abandoned 9km north of Don Mueang & crashed 46km south west of Don Mueang [13.56N, 100.38E]
due to fuel starvation whilst diverting from Korat AFB to Takhli AFB; 1 survived
Collided with an F-4 on the runway whilst landing at Udorn AFB [17.22N, 102.48E]; 1 survived
18-Jun-16
14
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
19Sep68
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
66-8692
Crashed on landing at Ubon AFB [15.14N, 104.52E]; 1 killed, 1 survived
21Sep68
Fairchild C-123B
Air America
613
Landed with nose gear up at Udorn; repaired. Post-accident Photo
02Oct68
Boeing KC-135A
USAF – 93BW
55-3138
Engine failed on take-off from U-Tapao, hit obstructions and crashed; 4 killed
30Oct68
RF-4C Phantom
USAF – 432TRW
66-0457
Crashed 50km south west of Udorn AFB [17.11N, 102.40E] following engine failure
07Nov68
Beech U-8 Seminole
‘Air America’
17Nov68
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF
61-0092
Lost port engine on take-off from Korat and crashed into trees 2 miles from the runway; 3 crew uninjured
(Lt. Col. Thomas D. Seay, Lt. Col. John Carr & Major R. Errickson, all of 7th RRFS)
Crashed 16 miles south east of Udorn AFB following engine failure; 1 ejected
21Nov68
RF-4C Phantom
USAF – 432TRW
66-0432
Abandoned near Udorn AFB & crashed at 17.14N, 102.43E due to fuel starvation; 2 escaped
22Nov68
Cessna O-2A
USAF – 504TASG
68-6859
Struck a tree and crashed near Nakhon Phanom AFB; 2 killed
22Dec68
RF-4C Phantom
USAF – 432TRW
65-0906
03Jan69
DHC Chipmunk
Thai Flying Club
Damaged by AA fire over Laos [17.23N, 105.43E] and crashed on landing at Udorn AFB; 1 killed, 1
survived
Crashed into ditch at tambon Bangkoonsri, Bangkok Noi district, Thonburi; 1 seriously injured
05Jan69
Baron
Continental Air Services
N522C
06Jan69
Douglas C-47
Continental Air Services
Crashed into electricity pylon near Ponesa village, Amphoe Thabor, Nong Khai province (30km from
Nong Khai) en route Udorn to Vientiane; 2 crew + 2 on ground killed, 1 seriously injured
w/o in north east Thailand
06Jan69
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
66-8763
07Jan69
F-102A Delta Dagger
USAF – 405FW
56-1186
Abandoned over Thailand due to fuel starvation & crashed 120km south east of Udorn AFB [16.54N,
103.48E]; 2 ejected
Crashed 45km WSW of Udorn AFB [17.30N, 102.39E] following engine failure; 1 killed
09Jan69
HS748
Thai AW
HS-THC
Emergency landing at Lampang Airport after cargo door broke off in flight
14Jan69
F-4E Phantom
USAF – 388TFW
67-0294
Crashed 2km from Pimai, Nakhon Ratchasima province; 2 killed
19Jan69
Sikorsky CH-3C
USAF
63-9689
w/o
24Jan69
Caravelle 3
Thai International
05Feb69
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
62-4364
Dbr in ground accident at Takhli
12Feb69
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
60-0417
01Mar69
A-1H Skyraider
USAF – 56SOW
52-139641
Damaged by AA fire and abandoned near Khok Ko, 50 miles north west of Ubon AFB, & crashed 80km
north west of Ubon AFB [15.57N, 104.22E]; 1 killed
Crashed 30km WSW of Nakhon Phanom [17.33N, 104.37E] following engine failure; 2 escaped
10Mar69
A-26A Invader
USAF – 56SOW
64-17673
Crashed in the Nakhon Phanom AFB circuit due to fuel starvation; 2 killed
15Mar69
A-1H Skyraider
USAF – 56SOW
52-134562
Aborted take-off from Nakhon Phanom AFB, exploded and burned; pilot survived
16Mar69
Grumman S-2F
Thai Navy
420 ??
Crashed into sea near Samed Island (in the Samui/Pa-Ngan Island area); 4 killed
25Mar69
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-74/09
Crashed
08Apr69
Douglas EB-66B
USAF – 355TFW
53-0498
Crashed on take-off from Takhli AFB after engine failure; 3 killed
09Apr69
A-1H Skyraider
USAF – 56SOW
52-133990
10Apr69
Northrop F-5A
Thai AF
Kh18-4/10 / 69169
Hit by ground fire near Ban Pho, Xiangkhoang province, Laos; flew about 55 miles north west of Nakhon
Phanom, where pilot bailed out; pilot rescued
Crashed near Thai Niyom School in Bang Khen district, Bangkok; 1 seriously injured
16Apr69
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
66-8796
Damaged by AA fire and abandoned 10 miles north west of Nakhon Phanom AFB; 2 escaped
18-Jun-16
Lost part of port wing when hit on the ground by a mail car at Tokyo; repaired
15
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
17Apr69
RF-4C Phantom
USAF – 432TRW
66-0405
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and abandoned 10 miles east of Ubon AFB; 2 escaped
25Apr69
Lockheed EC-121R
USAF – 553RW
67-21493
Crashed shortly after take-off from Korat AFB in severe weather; 18 killed
02May69
F-105F Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
62-4445
Abandoned following mechanical failure 8 miles north west of Takhli AFB; 2 escaped
14May69
F-105F Thunderchief
USAF – 354TFS/355TFW
62-4435
Hit by AA fire over Vietnam and crashed c.5 miles from Udorn AFB; 1 ejected
24May69
AC-130A Hercules
USAF – 8TFW
54-1629
Damaged by AA fire over Laos, crashed and dbf on landing at Ubon AFB; 2 killed, 3 escaped
07Jun69
Douglas EC-47P
USAF – 460TRW
43-49547
07Jun69
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
Crashed 3km south west of Ubon AFB [15.217E, 104.850N]
(Note: see also 18Feb67)
Crashed near Wang Sapung, Loei province; 2 killed
08Jun69
A-1H Skyraider
USAF – 56SOW
52-135356
Crashed whilst returning to Nakhon Phanom following engine failure; 1 killed
(Note: date possibly 09Jun69)
Q2 1969
Helio U-10
Thai AF
09Jul69
Caravelle 3
Thai International
HS-TGK
10Jul69
HH-43B Huskie
USAF - 38ARRS
60-0278
15Jul69
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
60-0518
17Jul69
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF - 355TFW
62-4394
19Jul69
Boeing B-52D
USAF – 4258SW
55-0676
19Jul69
HH-43B Huskie
USAF – 38ARRS
59-1562
Damaged on landing at Don Mueang Airport; 67 escaped
(Note: a SAS Caravelle borrowed 13/7 to replace)
Pilot thought he had an engine failure while on a training flight, crashed & damaged beyond economical
repair; crew received only minor injuries
Damaged by AA fire and abandoned 10 miles south west of Maha Sarakham; crashed & dbf at Nong
Pling village, Mueang district, Maha Sarakham province; 1 seriously injured
Crashed & dbf on take off from Takhli AFB, Nakhon Sawan province when tyre burst; 1 seriously injured
& died later
Aborted take off in heavy rainstorm, nosewheel collapsed and dbf at south end of runway at U-Tapao
AFB; 7 escaped
Hit by blast from exploding B-52 at U-Tapao AFB; 2 killed, 1 seriously injured
03Aug69
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 366TFW
66-7599
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and abandoned near Ubon AFB; 2 survived
21Aug69
QU-22A Bonanza
USAF – 553RW
68-10532
Crashed following engine failure; 1 killed
23Aug69
h/c
Thai AF
23Aug69
T-28 Trojan
Lao AF (Det1, 56SOW)
49-1717
03Sep69
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
66-8791
04Sep69
06Sep69
"Cessna 130 Beachcraft" (Cessna 170 Kaset
or 180?)
Lockheed EC-121R
USAF – 553RW
09Sep69
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 432TRW
66-7686
09Sep69
T-28 Trojan
Lao AF (Det1, 56SOW)
51-7622
02Oct69
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 432TRW
66-8697
18-Jun-16
Crashed into tree at Mae Chan district, Chiang Rai province; 13 escaped
Force-landed wheels up in sugar cane field 17 miles south of Udorn whilst on a training flight; probably
repaired
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and abandoned 5 miles south of Udorn AFB; 2 survived
Crashed whilst crop-spraying in Chai Badan district, Lopburi province; 1 injured
(Note: 1 of 5 used for crop-spraying)
Crashed during emergency landing in rainstorm at Korat AFB; 4 crew + 4 on ground killed, 12 crew
survived
Crashed on landing at Udorn AFB; 2 escaped
67-21495
Crashed at Nam Phong AFB [16.650N, 102.967E] on training flight, callsign ‘Tiger 70’ (pilot, Capt.
Edward K. Goethe of Det 1, 56SOW survived & taken by 40ARRS HH-53B ‘Jolly Green 71’ to Udorn
RTAFB; second crew killed)
(Note: GB gives date as 09Sep68, but accident report confirms 09Sep69)
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and crashed on landing at Udorn AFB; 2 escaped
16
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
02Oct69
A-1J Skyraider
USAF – 56SOW
52-142030
Ground looped on take-off from Nakhon Phanom AFB; 1 killed
04Oct69
Sikorsky CH-3E
USAF
67-14721
w/o
07Oct69
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
62-4243
Crashed on landing at Takhli AFB following engine failure; 1 baled out
17Oct69
h/c
Thai Police
28Oct69
h/c
Thai Police
10Nov69
Apache 160
EGAT
HS-YEA
14Nov69
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
7384
16Nov69
RF-4C Phantom
USAF – 432TRW
66-0468
Damaged by AA fire in Laos and abandoned 7 miles south east of Udorn AFB; 2 ejected
22Nov69
RF-4C Phantom
USAF – 432TRW
66-0441
Damaged by AA fire in Laos and abandoned a few miles from Nakhon Phanom; 2 ejected
24Nov69
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-75/09
Crashed
28Nov69
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF
61-0196 & 60-0435
Two F-105’s collided during in-flight refuelling 59 miles ENE of Udorn AFB; 2 ejected
01Dec69
A-1H Skyraider
USAF – 56SOW
52-132546
Crashed on take off from Nakhon Phanom due to engine failure; 1 escaped
08Dec69
F-105F Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
63-8352
Damaged by AA fire and crashed on landing at Udorn AFB; 1 killed, 1 survived
19Dec69
F-4E Phantom
USAF – 366TFW
67-0253
Damaged by AA over Laos and crashed 4 miles south of Ubon AFB; 2 ejected
20Dec69
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 366TFW
66-7543
Damaged by AA over Laos and crashed 4 miles south east of Ubon AFB; 2 ejected
21Dec69
A-1H Skyraider
USAF – 56SOW
52-139811
Crashed on take off from Nakhon Phanom due to engine failure; 1 escaped
(23Dec69)
h/c
25Dec69
F-86F Sabre
Thai AF – Wing 4
Kh17-29/04 / 5002
29Dec69
A-1H Skyraider
USAF – 56SOW
52-137552
Crashed 4 miles west of Takhli on landing, following engine failure (pilot, 2Lt Ammarite Jarayapan,
ejected and rescued by Det 38 ARRS HH-43B)
Damaged by AA in Laos and abandoned 8 miles south of Nakhon Phanom AFB; 1 escaped
Q4 1969
Helio U-10
Thai AF
02Jan70
Northrop F-5A
Thai AF
Kh18-1/10 / 69159
Crashed, details unknown; Flg Off Sanchai Peeraboon
1970
h/c
13Jan70
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-17/00
Crashed at Chiang Klang Airport; 1 killed, 5 seriously injured
15Jan70
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 390TFS
66-8820
Crashed 20km ESE from Ubon AFB [15.21N, 105.05E]; 1 killed, 1 rescued
26Jan70
OV-10A Bronco
USAF – 23TAS
67-14680
Crashed 35km WSW from Nakhon Phanom AFB [17.33N, 104.31E]; 1 escaped
27Jan70
A-1E Skyraider
USAF – 56SOW/22SOS
52-132674
Crashed on landing at Nakhon Phanom AFB [17.22N, 104.39E]; 1 escaped
28Jan70
North American T-6
Thai AF
14Feb70
Cessna 182G/Wren 460
Bira Air Transport
HS-PCA
Overan runway in Nakhon Pathom province; substantially damaged
21Feb70
F-105G Thunderchief
USAF – 354TFS/355TFW
63-8281
Damaged by AA over Laos and crashed south west of Udorn AFB [17.18N, 102.42E]; 2 escaped
04Mar70
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
H6-21/12
14Mar70
A-1H Skyraider
USAF – 56SOW/602SOS
52-134471
18-Jun-16
Crashed into field near Phuphan range, Nakhon Phanom province; 4 escaped
Crashed into jungle in Amphoe Huay Yod, Trang province; 2 escaped
Whilst on cable inspection a door opened in flight & crashed into field & dbf in Amphoe Sena, Phra
Nakhon, Sri Ayutthaya; 1 killed
Wreck found under the Indian Ocean near Adang Island, off Amphoe Mueang, Satun province
Crashed at Si Racha district, Chonburi province
Crashed on landing at Nakhon Si Thammarat; 1 seriously injured
Crashed on take off from Nakhon Phanom AFB [17.17N, 104.41E]; 1 crew + 1 on ground killed, 6 on
17
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
ground injured
14Mar70
F-105 Thunderchief
USAF
16Mar70
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
62-4230
Damaged by AA over Laos and crashed into trees 45km SW of Udorn AFB [17.13N, 102.46E]; 1 escaped
19Mar70
A-1H Skyraider
USAF – 56SOW/602SOS
52-135275
Damaged by AA over Laos and abandoned 40km west of Nakhon Phanom [17.29N, 104.20E]; 1 survived
24Mar70
DHC Caribou
Thai Police
12251
30Mar70
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 13TFS/432TRW
66-8707
10Apr70
RF-4C Phantom
USAF – 11TRS/432TRW
65-0863
11Apr70
h/c (probably UH-1H H6-24/12)
Thai AF
11Apr70
North American T-6
Thai AF
Crashed into Nang Keo mountain between Doi Saket district, Chiang Mai province and Wang Pa Pao,
Chiang Rai province; 6 killed
Hit by AA over North Vietnam and crashed 6km north of Nakhon Phanom AFB [17.27N, 104.40E]; 2
survived
Hit and badly damaged by AA fire while on a mission over Laos. Both crewmen ejected safely over
Udorn AFB, whilst the aircraft crashed in flames into barracks and the radio studio at Udorn AFB,
[17.22N, 102.48E] destroying nine buildings. 9 killed on ground; at least 30 airmen injured.
Accident Report & Photos
(Note: a memorial to those killed can be seen at http://www.aftn.net/AFTN/memorial.htm)
Shot down in mountains in Amphoe Mueang, Phetchabun province, whilst on rescue mission for T-6
below; 3 killed, 5 seriously injured
Shot down into mountains in Phetchabun province; 1 baled out
15Apr70
F-105D Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
61-0220
15Apr70
F-105G Thunderchief
USAF – 355TFW
62-4415
22Apr70
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 13TFS/432TRW
66-8702
25Apr70
F-4E Phantom
USAF – 34TFW
67-0214
Crashed into field 12km north west of Takhli AFB [15.30N, 100.18E] due to fuel contamination; 1
ejected
Crashed on runway & dbf at Takhli AFB [15.16N, 100.18E]; 2 escaped
(Note: also reported as 16Apr)
Crashed 45km south west of Udorn AFB [17.16N, 102.42E]; 2 ejected
(Note: also reported as 21Apr; 9th US crash in Thailand in 1970)
Crashed 50km ENE of Korat AFB [15.03N, 102.53E]; 1 killed; 1 recovered
25Apr70
Fairchild C-123B
Thai AF
L4-2/07
Damaged at Surat Thani airport; repaired by Jun-71
10May70
F-105 Thunderchief
USAF
10May70
Lockheed SR-71A
USAF – 9SRW
10May70
???
(US)
Crashed near U-Tapao RTN base; type not disclosed by US authorities, speculation of new secret type
19May70
h/c
Thai Police
Crashed at tambon Pralab, Khon Kaen province; 2 escaped
20May70
T-28 Trojan
USAF – 56SOW
Reported lost in combat in Thailand; Capt. Donald J. Morris killed
12Jun70
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 25TFS/8TFW
09Jul70
"4-seat h/c"
Central Security Command
10Jul70
???
Thai AF
23Jul70
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF
F11-3/98
23Jul70
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF
F11-19/12
(03Aug70)
"single-engined a/c"
18-Jun-16
Crashed in Nakhon Phanom; 2 killed
Crashed at Ban Kai, Rayong province; 2 ejected, 2 on ground injured
64-17969
Crashed near Korat (possibly related to the accident below ??)
66-8770
Crashed into field at Ban Tae Yai, Mueang district, Ubon Ratchatani province [15.15N, 104.52E or
15.28N, 105.01E]; 1 ejected, 1 killed
(Note: also reported as 11Jun; 11th US crash in Thailand in 1970)
Crashed after take off near Bantakum Road, Ban Nernsung, Amphoe Mueang, Trat province; 3 escaped
Crashed into field & dbf at Lam Luk Ka district, Pathum Thani; 1 ejected
Crashed into field; 2 baled out
Wreck discovered at bottom of Soi Dao Hill, Phaisali district, Nakhon Sawan province
18
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
13Aug70
Sikorsky CH-3C
USAF – 56SOW/21SOS
63-9681
Crashed 35km north west of Ubon AFB [15.34N, 104.53E] on training mission; 4 killed, 1 rescued
13Aug70
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-63/09
Crashed
21Aug70
F-4D Phantom
USAF - 497TFS
66-7772
Ran off runway at Ubon AFB; minor damage; 2 escaped
26Aug70
h/c
Thai Police
late Aug70
"Fairchild" (PC-6?)
Thai Police ?
1602 ?
Crashed in Sungai Padi district, Narathiwat province
03Sep70
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100
Thai Police
1516
04Sep70
Northrop F-5A
Thai AF
Kh18-8/10 / 21258
16Sep70
???
Thai AF
Crashed into field at Sungai Padi district, Narathiwat province whilst collecting wreckage from Fairchild
crash; 6 escaped
Undercarriage failed to open, pilot ejected, and aircraft crashed at Wat Luang, Klong Luang, Pathumthani
province; pilot (Captain Lieutenant Chanchai Mahaganchana) survived
Crashed on landing at Pathum Thani; 1 ejected
06Oct70
Northrop F-5A
Thai AF
Kh18-3/10 / 69161
Crashed in Khao Kor area, Lomsak district, Phetchabun province; 1 killed; wreck found Feb-82
25Oct70
Sikorsky UH-34D
RLaoAF
8803 (ex Bu148803)
Exploded & crashed at tambon Banbun, Mueang district, Phichit province; 5 killed
25Oct70
Douglas EB-66C
USAF – 388TFW/42TEWS
55-0384
Crashed & dbf on landing at Korat AFB [14.56N, 102.05E]; 6 escaped
03Nov70
North American T-6
Thai AF
04Nov70
h/c
15Nov70
F-105G Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
27Nov70
h/c
Thai AF
Dec70
Hiller UH-12E
Thai Police
15Dec70
Piper Apache 150
01Feb71
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-95/13 / ‘#514’
02Feb71
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 555TFS/432TRW
66-0263
22Feb71
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
Shot down whilst attacking troop concentrations 18 miles south of Siem Reap, Cambodia; 1 killed (Kosok
Teeranuch)
Crashed on landing at Udorn AFB [17.19N, 102.57E]; 2 killed
(Note: also reported as 03Feb)
Crashed into mountain at Doi Phachi, Tha Wang Pha district, Nan province; 2 killed, 3 seriously injured
23Feb71
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-68/09
Exploded in mid air over Don Mueang; 1 killed
26Feb71
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 25TFS/8TFW
66-8774
01Mar71
???
Thai Army
Crashed at Ban Mai, Mueang district, 10km north east of Ubon AFB [15.23N, 105.02E]; 1 killed, 1
seriously injured
(Note: also reported as 27-Feb)
Crashed & dbf after take off from Army Flight Training School, Lopburi; 2 killed
10Mar71
Douglas EB-66C
USAF – 42TEWS/388TFW
55-0389
15Mar71
Helio U-10B
Thai AF
Th1-6/06
26Mar71
"amphibious h/c"
Crashed on take-off from Korat AFB [15.06N, 102.20E] due to control failure; 4 escaped
(Note: cause also reported as contaminated fuel)
Wing tips touched ground and damaged due to gust on landing and pilot's overcorrection at Ta Mai,
Chantaburi
Crashed into lake on take off from Khon Kaen; 1 killed, 2 seriously injured
02Apr71
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-26/02
Left engine failed whilst supporting parachute jumping; pilot ordered all parachutists to jump out of the
18-Jun-16
Crashed on landing at Narathiwat Airport; 2 escaped
Crashed into field at tambon Bangluang, Bang Len district, Nakhon Phanom province; 1 killed, 1
seriously injured
Exploded & crashed in Nangkaew mountains, Chae Hom district, Lampang province
63-8311
Crashed & dbf on landing at Nakhon Phanom AFB [17.24N, 104.39E]; 2 ejected; 1 on ground seriously
injured
Crashed in Kamphaeng Saen district, Nakhon Phanom province; 5 killed
1007
w/o
(Note: possibly that recorded above as 04Nov70)
HS-CHA
19
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
20Apr71
Pilatus Turbo-Porter
Air America
N199X
descending aircraft, and it attempted to return to base but could not find due to weather and nav aids
failure; made an emergency landing at Wung Nok Ann Air Field, Sarit Sena Army Camp, Phitsanulok,
where it overshot and stopped 300 feet beyond the end of runway; suffered minor damage and repaired
Crashed into forest on Doi Suthep mountain, Chiang Mai province; 3 injured
21Apr71
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 497TFS
66-7717
Crashed 100km north west of Ubon AFB [16.10N, 104.40E]; 2 recovered
07May71
Douglas C-47A
Thai AW
HS-TDE ?
Crashed short of runway at Mae Hong Son airfield; 21 escaped
17May71
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
On 180 day loan from US Army to RTAVF. US Army Accident Report
27May71
Northrop F-5A & DHC Chipmunk
Thai AF & Civil Aviation Club Kh18-5/10 / 21236 + ??
29May71
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
Whilst taking off from Don Mueang the F-5 clipped the wing of the Chipmunk and crashed; Chipmunk
badly damaged; F-5 pilot plus 4 on ground killed
Crashed on take off from Doi Inthanont mountain, Chiang Mai province; 7 killed, 4 escaped
03Jun71
h/c
Thai Police
Crashed in Bangkapi district, Bangkok; 4 killed
03Jun71
DHC Chipmunk
Thai AF
Crashed near housing estate in Yannawa district; 1 killed
16Jul71
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
23Jul71
C-7A Caribou
USAF - 483 TAW/457 TAS
62-4147
26Jul71
A-1H Skyraider
USAF – 56SOW
52-139730
Crashed into tree during emergency landing in Mueang district, Uttaradit province; 1 killed, 1 seriously
injured
Upper escape hatch flew open during take-off from Chiang Mai Airport; aircraft belly-landed on runway
after pilot elected to land straight ahead, because undercarriage was not fully extended; all escaped
USAF Accident Report
Dbr in landing accident at Nakhon Phanom AFB; 1 escaped
02Aug71
QU-22B Bonanza
USAF – 56SOW/554RS
70-1538
02Nov71
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF - Wing 5
Crashed 40km south west of Nakhon Phanom [17.26N, 104.31E]; 1 recovered
(Note: presumably repaired as became N64884 1974)
Believed crashed into sea 8km off Bang Saphan district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province; 2 missing
07Nov71
Douglas C-47
Thai AW
HS-TDC
Overan runway at Mae Hong Son; substantially damaged
10Nov71
Douglas EC-47Q
USAF
43-48009
Damaged on take off from Nakhon Phanom AFB; repaired & back in service by 1973
23Nov71
Helio Super Courier
Air America
XW-PGH
Damaged at Udorn when taxied into a construction area and the left main landing gear dropped into an
open hole, damaging the left landing gear, the prop and the engine; later sold for parts
29Dec71
Bell UH-1H
US Army
5483
29Dec71
Hua Hin Flying Training
Centre (CATC ?)
Thai Army
HS-TCX ?
25Jan72
"single engined a/c" (probably
Cessna 150)
h/c
25Jan72
h/c
Thai AF
Crashed at Camp Taksin, Chantaburi province; 4 injured
01Feb72
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 432TRW
Crashed on take-off from Udorn AFB; 1 killed 1 escaped
02Feb72
F-105G Thunderchief
USAF – 388TFW
63-8284
Exploded on take off from Korat AFB at approx. 0900; 1 killed (Major Charles H Stone), 1 escaped
02Feb72
Douglas EB-66C
USAF – 42TEWS
54-0450
03Feb72
T-28C Trojan
Bu140579
13Feb72
F-4D Phantom
RLaoAF
(crew from USAF 56SOW)
USAF – 435TFS
Lost power immediately after take-off from Korat AFB, and belly-landed onto unpaved overrun strip; all
6 crew escaped (Pilot, Navigator and 4 Electronic Systems Operators); aircraft later scrapped
Crashed 38km south west of Udorn (17.283, 102.450); 2 killed (Capt. James J. Crawford & Capt. Donald
W. Lowe); bodies recovered
Crashed 25km south east of Ubon AFB [15.07N, 105.02E]; 2 recovered
18-Jun-16
H6-18/12
Crashed into jungle at Ratchaburi; 1 escaped
Crashed in fog near Thai AF golf course, Bang Khen district, near Don Mueang Airport; 4 killed
66-8741
20
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
23Feb72
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-107/14
Crashed
24Feb72
OV-10A Bronco
USAF – 504TASG
67-14620
Crashed on take-off from Nakhon Phanom AFB following engine failure; 1 escaped
02Mar72
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
H6-1/11
11Mar72
F-105G Thunderchief
USAF – 17WWS
63-8327
15Mar72
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF
F11-22/13
Crashed in jungle in 70km south of Korat AFB, in Khon Buri district, Nakhon Ratchasima province
[14.10N, 102.08E] following engine failure; wreck found Aug-73
(Note: also reported as 12-Mar)
Crashed on landing at Don Mueang
23Mar72
A-1H Skyraider
USAF
52-137622
Crashed in Thailand following engine failure; 1 escaped
30Mar72
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
6166 = H6-14/12
Crashed at Sena Narong Army Camp, Hat Yai district, Songkhla province; 1 killed, 5 injured
04Apr72
QU-22B Bonanza
USAF – 56SOW/554RS
69-7700
Crashed just inside Thai border [16.03N, 105.03E] following engine failure; 1 escaped
22Apr72
QU-22B Bonanza
USAF – 56SOW
67-1548
Crashed in Thailand following engine failure; 1 escaped
08May72
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-46/07
Crashed into field on landing at Chiang Rai Airport & dbf
10May72
Fairchild AU-23A
Thai AF
21309
W/o due to in-flight engine failure at Eglin AFB, Fl.
17May72
F-105G Thunderchief
USAF – 23TFW/561WWS
63-8347
Tyre blew out whilst landing overweight at Korat AFB [14.58N, 102.06E]; 2 escaped
01Jun72
F-4E Phantom
USAF – 308TFS/432 TRW
69-7299
Crashed 12 miles from Udorn AFB due to SAM damage; 2 ejected
06Jun72
Lockheed RT-33A
Thai AF
TF11-6/10
Exploded in mid air over Samut Sakhon province
18Jun72
Cessna A-37B
USAF – 377ABW
69-6349
Crashed in Thailand; 1 escaped
Jul72 ?
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
6423
Possibly that which crashed at 16.5667, 100.9667, 9km SSW of Khao Kho
05Jul72
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
05Jul72
Douglas DC-3 & Lockheed T-33A
?????? & Thai AF
??? & F11-16/12
Crashed into sea 5 miles off Chonburi; 2 killed, 1 escaped
(Note: O-1 was only a 2-seater)
T-33 hit wing of DC-3 in a mid air collision over Don Mueang Airport; both landed safely
06Jul72
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 497TFS/8TFW
65-0800
08Jul72
F-4E Phantom
USAF – 4TFS/366TFW
69-7563
Crashed into field 5km from Ubon AFB [15.18N, 104.55E] whilst attempting to land in heavy rainstorm;
2 killed
Hit by AAM over Vietnam; aircraft abandoned south west of Udorn AFB [17.29N, 102.43E]; 2 survived
10Jul72
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
66-7707
Crashed on take-off from Ubon AFB following tyre blow out; 2 survived
12Jul72
Bell OH-13
Thai Army
6228
Crashed
30Jul72
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
66-0274
Crashed on landing at Ubon AFB; 2 survived
30Jul72
Boeing B-52D
USAF - 307SW
56-0677
early Aug72
h/c
Thai AF
Crashed at At Samat district, Roi Et province, 65 miles north west of Ubon AFB after lightning strike
knocked out instruments; left wing also reported to have caught fire; 5 killed, 1 escaped
Shot down over Phuphan mountains, Kalasin province; 4 killed, 8 escaped
02Aug72
F-4J Phantom
USMC – VMFA232
Bu155817
Crashed on approach to Nam Phong AFB; 1 recovered
11Aug72
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 435TFS/8TFW
66-0281
25Aug72
QU-22B Bonanza
USAF – 56SOW
70-1546
Crashed on take off from Ubon AFB [15.17N, 104.56E]; 2 killed
(Note: also reported as 10-Aug, and on landing)
Crashed on take-off from Nakhon Phanom AFB after engine failure; 1 survived
28Aug72
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
15658
Crashed & dbf in a plantation in Pak Thor district, Ratchaburi province; 13 killed
18-Jun-16
21
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
17Sep72
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 35TFW
65-0593
Crashed on landing at Ubon AFB following systems failure; 2 survived
22Sep72
F-4E Phantom
USAF – 388TFW
67-0385
Crashed on landing at Korat AFB during a thunderstorm; 2 survived
15Oct72
Boeing B-52D
USAF - 43SW
55-0097
Sustained crash damage on landing at U-Tapao AFB; 6 survived
16Oct72
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF - Wing 5
JF13-110/15
Crashed into Gulf of Pak Phanong, Nakhon Si Thammarat province; 1 baled out
17Oct72
Bell 205A-1
Thai Police
1708
Crashed at Mae Sot district, Tak province; 4 killed
18Oct72
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 435TFS/8TFW
66-8708
23Oct72
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 8TFW
65-0632
Crashed 40km north west of Ubon AFB [15.40N, 104.50E] on approach; 2 ejected
(Note: also reported as 17-Oct)
Crashed on landing at Ubon AFB; 2 ejected
(Note: also reported as on take-off)
24Oct72
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
H6-09/12
01Nov72
Helio U-10B
Thai AF
Th1-6/06
20Nov72
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 555TFS/432TRW
66-7501
21Nov72
Douglas EC-47Q
USAF – 361TEW/56SOW
43-49771
22Nov72 ?
F-111
USAF
22Nov72
Boeing B-52D
USAF - 307SW
18Dec72
"single-engine trainer"
Thai AF
19Dec72
Boeing B-52G
USAF - 72SW
58-0246
20Dec72
Boeing B-52G
USAF – 320BW/72SW
57-6481
23Dec72
Douglas EB-66E
USAF – 42TEWS
54-0529
26Dec72
Boeing B-52D
USAF - 307SW
56-0584
27Dec72
Boeing B-52D
USAF - 307SW
56-0599
07Jan73
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 432TRW/13TFS
66-8749
09Jan73
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF - 31 Sqdn (?)
F11-24/13
10Jan73
"trainer"
Thai AF
11Jan73
A-7D Corsair
USAF – 354TFW
18-Jun-16
Veered off to left side of runway at Nakhon Phanom, pilot used right brake but seemed to overcorrect,
aircraft made a hard left ground loop and stopped
Crashed 60km ESE of Udorn AFB on training sortie [17.28N, 103.36E]; 2 (including Calvin B. Tibbett)
missing presumed killed
(Note: also reported as 21-Nov)
Crashed on landing 2km from runway at Nakhon Phanom AFB [17.23N, 104.39E]; 2 killed, 8 injured
Crashed; 2 killed
(Note: 4th F-111 crashed in theatre since Sep72)
Crashed into jungle near Pla Pak/Mueang district border, Nakhon Phanom province [17.11N, 104.38E]
after being hit by SAM near Vinh, North Vietnam; 6 baled out
(Note: 9th B-52 lost in theatre since 1965)
Crashed into field at Ban Nong Yai Sap, tambon Sra Yai Som, U Thong district, Suphanburi province; 1
slightly injured
Crashed in Nam Phong district, Khon Kaen province, 30km south west of Nam Phong AFB after being hit
by SAM near Kinh No, North Vietnam; 7 escaped
(Note: also reported as 35km east of Khon Kaen)
Hit by SAM near Yen Vien, North Vietnam & abandoned 16km south west of Nakhon Phanom [17.30N,
104.50E]; 6 escaped
(Note: also reported as 8km south of Nakhon Phanom)
Crashed on approach to Korat AFB [14.58N, 102.05E] after engine failure; 3 killed
(Note: also reported as on’landing roll’ at Korat)
Crashed at about 0200 2km north east of U-Tapao AFB near Wat Sa Kaew whilst on approach after being
hit by SAM near Hanoi, North Vietnam; 4 killed, 2 seriously injured
(Note: 3rd B-52 to crash in Thailand in last 8 days)
Hit by SAM & crashed at about 0500 135km south west of Nakhom Phanom AFB; 6 baled out
55-0110
Crashed 45km south east of Udorn AFB [17.23N, 103.16E] following mechanical failure; 2 ejected
(Note: also reported as 16km SSW of Udorn)
Exploded in mid-air over Ban Phaeo district, Samut Sakhon province; 1 killed
Crashed & dbf near Anussasa Canal, Ban Moh district, Saraburi province; 1 killed
71-0316
Crashed 32km north east of Udorn AFB after engine failure; 1 ejected
22
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
01Feb73
h/c
Thai Police
Thai AF
JH2-08/15 / 21313
Cessna T-37B
Thai AF
F12-07/04
Crashed in jungle near Tuan, Shan State, Burma and damaged; 5 Thai & 3 US crew held by Burmese
authorities
Crashed into rice paddy at Khok Krathiam district, Lopburi province; Thai pilot & US instructor killed
(Note: also reported as 06Jan)
Crashed
05Feb73
Pilatus Turbo-Porter
08Feb73
17Feb73
A-7D Corsair
USAF – 354TFW
70-0949
20Feb73
F-111A
USAF - 474TFW/428TFS
67-0072
Hit by AA fire, abandoned 3 miles south of Nakhon Phanom AFB & crashed 4 miles east of Nakhon
Phanom AFB; 1 ejected
Crashed on take-off from Takhli AFB [15.12N, 100.18E] when undercarriage collapsed; 2 escaped
16Mar73
Cessna 170B
Sky of Siam
HS-CHD
w/o
11Apr73
Sikorsky UH-34D
Lao AF
6598 (ex Bu156598)
21Apr73
Cessna O-1A
Thai AF
‘7151’
10May73
DC-8-33
Thai International
HS-TGU
Shot down & dbf near Vang Vieng, Nong Khai province (?); 9 killed
(Note: also reported as 10Apr73)
Damaged in fuselage by small arms fire whilst flying an observation/surveillance flight near Ban Seung
Meng (believed approx. 32 miles south east of Chiang Rai); landed safely
Crashed on landing at Katmandu, Nepal; all escaped
22May73
F-4 Phantom
USAF
28May73
T-28B Trojan
29May73
Bell UH-1
RLaoAF
(crew from USAF 56SOW)
Thai Army
30May73
Bell UH-1
Thai Army
05Jun73
OV-10A Bronco
USAF – 56SOW
67-14671
Crashed on take-off from Nakhon Phanom AFB; 1 killed
28Jun73
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100
Thai Police
1505
Crashed on take off from Klong Toey, Bangkok; 3 injured
12Jul73
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
H6-15/12
18Aug73
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-83/11
05Sep73
Boeing 727
Air Vietnam
07Sep73
Bell 204B
21Sep73
F-4 Phantom
USAF
24Sep73
Cessna T-37B
Thai AF
F12-02/04
25Sep73
Lockheed RT-33A
Thai AF
TF-11-8/13
Suffered hard landing at Ramasun Helipad when the tail rotor contacted the ground on a demonstration
autorotation, separating the tail rotor gear box. The aircraft impacted hard and turned right, causing the
skid to collapse and braking the main rotor blades. No injuries. Aircraft was back in service 01Dec73
NTSB Accident Report
Crashed 5km south of Ubon AFB on landing; 2 ejected, 2 injured on ground
(Note: this may be confused with F-4D 66-8795 of 8TFW, which crashed 22Sep73 at 15.16N, 105.54E,
just inside Laos)
Exploded & crashed near Wat Manesathit, Mueang district, Uthai Thani province; 1 killed, 1 slightly
injured
Repaired
26Sep73
F-4D Phantom
USAF – 13TFS
66-8747
Crashed on final approach to Udorn AFB [17.21N, 102.51E]; 2 recovered
27Sep73
h/c
Thai Army
Exploded in mid-air at Ban Krabang, Phrom Phiram district, Phitsanulok province; 12 killed
30Oct73
h/c & h/c
Thai Army & Thai Police
Collided in mid-air in Na Kae district, Nakhon Phanom province; 4 killed (including provincial
governor), 8 injured
18-Jun-16
Crashed near Ban Nong Pai whilst on approach to Udorn AFB; 2 ejected
Bu137644
Reported lost in combat in Thailand; 1 killed (Capt. Emmett R. Galbreth II)
6102 ?
Reported crashed in Bang Lane, Nakhon Pathom
Crashed on take off from Dongtarn Bay, Sattahip district, Chonburi province; 5 slightly injured, 4 escaped
Crashed at Surin Airport; 1 killed
Bomb exploded in galley en route Bangkok to Saigon; returned safely to Bangkok
N8535F
23
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
02Nov73
A-7D Corsair
USAF
70-0938
Crashed 5 miles east of Korat AFB; crew escaped
27Nov73
A-7D Corsair
USAF – 354TFW
71-0328
Crashed 165km west of Ubon AFB [15.19N, 103.33E] on training mission; 1 killed
01Dec73
SIAI SF-260
Thai AF
(c/n 14-06)
w/o on delivery flight
01Dec73
h/c
Thai Police
03Jan74
Cessna O-1A
(US)
09Jan74
F-4E Phantom
USAF
05Feb74
DC-8
JAL
15Feb74
RF-4C Phantom
USAF – 14TRS
66-0451
Crashed 25km south west of Udorn AFB [17.29N, 102.56E] on a training mission; 2 ejected
28Feb74
Kawasaki KH-4
Thai Police
1114
Crashed into field & dbf at tambon Klong Klum, Bangkapi district, Bangkok; 2 seriously injured
09Apr74
Stinson 108
Aero Club du Sud Vietnam
F-OBDO
Crashed into field in Nonthaburi; 2 injured
17Apr74
Republic Seabee
Eon Productions
N87545
Apr74
T-28 Trojan
Khmer AF
O-37691
Collided with rock off Phangnga province; repaired (but apparently intentionally destroyed during
filming)
(Note: filming ‘The Man With The Golden Gun’)
Crashed & dbf at Udorn
Jun74
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF
J5-26/16
27Jul74
"single-engined cropduster"
Agriculture & Co-operatives Ministry
Crashed into field in Lopburi province; 2 slightly injured
14Aug74
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF
F11-21/13
Damaged in ground accident when nose gear retracted on apron; repaired
18Sep74
Cessna T-37B
Thai AF
F12-04/04
Crashed
26Sep74
"single-engined a/c"
(military)
Sep74
Cessna T-37C
Thai AF
F12-04/04
12Nov74
F-4E Phantom
USAF - 432TFW
67-0393
03Dec74
Cessna A-37B
Thai AF
J6-10/15 / 4332
Crashed into jungle near Phetchabun, 90km west of Korat AFB (15.00N, 100.56E) on a training mssion; 1
ejected, 1 killed
Crashed
28Dec74
2 x F-4E Phantom
USAF - 432 TFW
67-0287 & 71-0241
Mid-air collision 155km WSW of Udon AFB [17.05N, 101.37E]; 4 ejected
1975
Cessna T-37C
Thai AF
F12-08/04
Reported w/o before Jun-75
17Jan75
Pilatus Turbo-Porter
Thai Police
1602
Crashed on landing at Umphang airstrip, Tak province; 5 killed
24Jan75
Sikorsky CH-53C
USAF - 56SOW/21SOS
70-1628
Crashed 50km south west of Nakhon Phanom AFB [17.04N, 104.29E]; 4 killed
31Jan75
Bell UH-1H + Bell U-1H
Thai AF
H6-19/12 & H6-26/15
Mid-air collision whilst in formation at Umphur Sangkaburi, Tirapia district, Kanchanaburi province
02Mar75
"single-engined 4-seat a/c"
07Apr75
2 x T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
Crashed between Ban Non-Saard & Ban Pluei, Borabue district, Maha Sarakham province; no trace of
crew found with wreck; a/c painted all black with no markings
JF13-82/11 & JF13-94/13 Mid-air collision
08Apr75
h/c
Thai Army
17Apr75
AU-24
18-Jun-16
Crashed into tree after take off from Ruamwittaya School, Tha Pla district, Uttaradit province; 2 killed, 14
injured
Crashed in Nam Pong district, Khon Kaen province; 2 injured
67-0284
Crashed 115 km north of Korat AFB; crew ejected
Engine disintegrated on take-off from Don Mueang; no injuries
Crashed into wall before take off from airstrip in Uttaradit province; 3 injured
Crashed soon after take off from Pookong Telecom Station, Ban Nasiew, Chaiyaphum province; 1 killed,
6 injured
Crashed into sea whilst trying to land at Trat; had escaped from Cambodia; 4 killed
24
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
29Apr75
Douglas C-47
Air America
084
Crash landed at U-Tapao following escape from Saigon
29Apr75
Northrop F-5
SVNAF
13May75
Sikorsky CH-53C
USAF – 56SOW/21SOS
68-10933
Jun75
Cessna T-37C
Thai AF
F12-01/04
21Jly75
Sikorsky S-62A
Kaset
401
Aug75
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF
J5-32/16
15Aug75
Lockheed U-2
USAF
68-10334
Crashed into sea off Pattani province, 350 miles south of U-Tapao AFB (Note: 3 x U2 based at U-Tapao)
30Aug75
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-101/14
Crashed
29Sep75
Kawasaki KH-4
Thai Police
1102
w/o
03Nov75
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF
J5-02/13
Crashed onto Sanambin Road, Mueang district, Chiang Rai province; 2 killed
26Dec75
Bell 204B
Thai Police
919
Crashed on take off from Songkhla Stadium; 1 injured
1976
F-105 Thunderchief
Crashed in Khao Khoh mountains; wreck found Jul-83
(08Jan76)
"twin"
10Jan76
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-77/09
Wreck of a twin-engined a/c found 5 miles offshore from Ban Maruak, Panare district; believed to be a
US aircraft
Crashed whilst displaying aerobatics in Ubon Ratchathani province; 2 killed
11Jan76
Northrop F-5A
Thai AF
Kh18-17/17 / 10264
Shot down in Khao Kor mountains, Lomsak district, Phetchabun province; wreck not found by Mar-82
05Jul76
h/c
14Aug76
HS748
Thai AW
HS-THD
Heavy landing at Don Mueang
14Sep76
Northrop F-5B
Thai AF
Kh18k-2/09 / 38439
Crashed into field near Nong Prue, 2km south of Nakhon Ratchasima town; 2 killed
22Sep76
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-99/14
Crashed
23Sep76
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-40/15
Hit tree on take-off from Sakhon Nakhon & dbr
06Nov76
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
5598
Shot down in Phetchabun province
11Nov76
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-59/09
Crashed
18Nov76
Cessna T-37B
Thai AF
F12-05/04
Crashed
25Dec76
Boeing 707-366C
Egyptair
SU-AXA
Crashed into factory short of runway at Don Mueang; 53 on board & 19 on ground killed
(Note: DoA records show 24Dec76)
Jan77
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF
J5-24/16
11Jan77
Fairchild C-123K
Thai AF
L4K-19/19
Crashed on take off from Don Mueang; 4 injured
22Jan77
Kawasaki KH-4
Thai Police
1119
w/o
Feb77
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF
J5-23/16
01Feb77
"single-engined a/c"
Thai Army or AF
10Feb77
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
18-Jun-16
Crashed into tree whilst attempting to land on Hwy3 (Sukhumvit) at km293-294; 4 killed
Crashed in Phannanikhom district, 70km south west of Nakhom Phanom AFB [17.20N, 104.02E]; 23
killed
w/o, possibly at Khon Kaen
Crashed into field in Mueang district, Khon Kaen province; 4 injured
Crashed into field at tambon Koh Sompra, Watphleng district, Ratchaburi province; 2 killed
H6-31/16
25
Date
Type
Operator
16Feb77
"L-19 Porter"
Thai Navy
Crashed in bad weather in Budo mountains, Raman district, Yala province; 1 killed, 2 seriously injured
21Feb77
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
Mar77
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100
Thai Police
Shot down into field at Ban Pom Thong, tambon Pon Thong, Senanikhom sub-district, Ubon Ratchathani
province; 1 baled out
w/o
19Mar77
Auster J/1N Alpha
07Apr77
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-92/13
Apr77
Fairchild AU-23A
Thai AF
JTh2-06/15 or 25/19 ?
12Jun77
Bell 205A-1
Thai Police
1728
21Jun77
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-103/14
21Jun77
Douglas C-47 & Fairchild C-123K
Thai Army & Thai AF
?? + L4K-2/16
27Jun77
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-11/96 / 45941
14Jul77
Cessna O-1A
Thai AF
T2-25/
29Jul77
Fairchild C-123K
Thai AF
L4K-3/16 / 626
23Aug77
"L-19 Porter"
08Sep77
Bell 212
Thai Army
0721
22Sep77
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100
Thai Police
1501
23Sep77
"light recce. a/c"
Thai Army
Crashed after striking high tension cables at tambon Suanpakkat, Ron Phibun, Nakhon Si Thammarat
province; 11 escaped
Crashed into jungle after lightning strike at Mae Sot district, Tak province; 2 killed.
24Sep77
h/c
Thai Police
Crashed and dbf in Ranong town.
21Dec77
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF
Shot down by Khmer Rouge & crashed just in Cambodian territory; 2 bailed out & rescued
12Oct77
Pilatus Turbo-Porter
Sky of Siam / Avia-Thai
HS-CHV
05Nov77
Beech H-18
Sky of Siam
HS-CHP
08Nov77
h/c
Thai Police
02Feb78
Fairchild AU-23A
Thai AF
03Feb78
SM1019E & Hughes 300
02Mar78
Cessna U-17
Special Warfare Training Centre
15Mar78
h/c
Thai AF
15Mar78
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
18-Jun-16
Serial
Location & Details
1511
G-APCY
Emergency landing after lost oil pressure in Tambol Tamnam, Mueang district, Phangnga province; 2
(Australians) slightly injured
(Note: DoA records show 09Mar77)
Crashed
Crashed into field in Phitsanulok province & substantially damaged; 3 escaped
(Note: replaced by c/n 30279 as 1728(2))
Crashed into field at Banphonsawan, Mueang district, Nong Khai province; 1 killed
C-47 crashed on take off from Don Mueang, and rammed a C-123 (tearing off the starboard wing); 5
killed, 7 seriously injured
Crashed into field at Lamlukka district, Pathum Thani en route from Udon Thani to Don Mueang; 9
escaped
Force landed into field in Minburi; 1 escaped
Crashed on Ban Maetab mountain, tambon Don Fai, Mae Tha district, Lampang province; 6 killed (Note:
C123 '670' still active then)
Shot down & crashed into jungle between Mae Sot & Umphang districts, Tak province; 2 seriously
injured
Crashed into forest in Phuphan mountains, Udon Thani province; 4 killed.
Engine exploded, crash landed into a reservoir north of Sri Nakarin Dam, Kanchanaburi province and
sank; recovered
Propeller hit ground on take-off in Phetchabun province; substantially damaged
Crash landed near Ban Huey Ngo, Pai district, Mae Hong Son province; 2 escaped.
JTh2-07/15 / 21312 ?
I-OSWA & 8366
Crashed into sea off tambon Bothonglarng, Bangsaphanyai district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province; 7
killed; wreck found Apr-78
Aircraft collided at Lopburi Army airfield
Crashed onto road during emergency landing between tambon Paknam district & Mueang district, Surat
Thani province
Crashed into field in Songkhla province; 3 seriously injured.
L2-48/18 / 100937
Crashed on emergency landing at Don Nok AFB, Surat Thani province after port engine failure; all
escaped
26
Date
Type
Operator
25Apr78
‘jetliner’
Thai International
Bomb reported on airliner flying 78 passengers from Bangkok; no bomb found
26Apr78
Thai AF
Crashed at 1610 into ricefield behind market near Don Mueang; 2 seriously injured.
(Note: possibly a Chipmunk from the photo)
(1978)
"training a/c" (photo seems to be a
Chipmunk, or could be CT/4A
RR.016 w/o in 1978)
Cessna U-17
30Apr78
Beech B-80
Thai AF
04676
May78
Chantra
Thai AF
F17-2/17
21Jun78
Cessna O-1
22Jun78
Cessna A-37B
Thai AF
J6-11/15 / 40333
Crashed into field and dbf at tambon Noenpor, Sam Ngarm district, Phichit province; 2 escaped
14Jul78
Cessna 170B
HS-CHC
Emergency landing in Chiang Mai province
18Aug78
Fairchild AU-23A
JTh2-14/19 or 30/19
Crashed after take-off from a military airfield and dbf at Mueang district, Phitsanulok province; 2 killed
29Sep78
Sikorsky S-58E/T
PK-UHW
06Nov78
Merlin 4A
Thai AF
21-111
Ran out of fuel and crashed into sea 100 miles off Songkhla province; 2 escaped
(Note: DoA records show 30Sep78)
Crashed on take-off at 1930 into field at Mueang district, Sakhon Nakhon province; 5 killed (3 pilots, 2
flight mechanics)
Dec78
Cessna T-41D
Thai AF
8969
14Jan79
h/c
Thai AF
21Jan79
Fairchild AU-23A
Thai AF
JTh2-32/19 / 42091
Crashed and dbf shortly after take-off from a teachers college at Chachoengsao province; 3 killed, 6
seriously injured, 6 escaped
Crashed into bush and dbf 2km north of an airstrip in Sakhon Nakhon province; 4 killed.
04Mar79
Airtourer
CATC
HS-TCM
Force landed on beach after engine failure near Hua Hin
05Apr79
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-26/02
Hit by car and w/o
15May79
Bell 205A
Thai Police
25Aug79
Seneca
HS-CHK
Overan runway on landing at Hua Hin
01Sep79
Antonov An-26
RDPL-34037
Sep79
Cessna O-1
Thai AF
T2-20/?? / 4678
Emergency landing in cornfield in Ban Mai in Nam Pard district, Uttaradit province after getting lost in
rainstorm, en route Hanoi to Vientiane; 74 on board uninjured
w/o
06Oct79
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF
J5-12/14
Crashed and dbf near Chiang Mai Airport; 2 killed.
22Oct79
Dornier Do28
Sky of Siam
HS-CHI
07Nov79
Airtourer
CATC
HS-TCL
Crash landed on army shooting range, Kanchanaburi province
(Note: A/c was hired from Sky of Siam by Office of Royally-Sponsored Artificial Rain)
Pilot hit by propeller & seriously injured; aircraft repaired
19Dec79 ?
Cessna U-17
Thai Navy
(1980)
CT/4A Airtrainer
Thai AF
F16-03/17 / RR.003
Jan80
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF
J5-26/16
18Jan80
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-13/96
Crashed into sea off Nok Island, Si Racha district, Chonburi province; 5 killed.
22Mar80
Cessna T-41D
Thai AF
8971
Crashed on take-off from 4 Army Region Airfield, Nakhon Si Thammarat province; 4 seriously injured
18-Jun-16
Serial
Location & Details
Thai Navy
Wreck found Sep89; 4 killed
Crashed into Songkhla Lake, Songkhla province; 6 dead.
Crashed into Ping River, tambon Khao Din, Khao Liew district, Nakhon Sawan province; 1 escaped
Thai AF
Crashed in Na Thawi district, Songkhla province; 8 seriously injured.
Crashed in Khao Yai, Phom Kiri district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province; 5 killed.
w/o
27
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
06Apr80
Cessna T337H-SP
Thai Navy
N1467S
Lost in Pacific on dd en route San Francisco, Ca. to Honolulu, Hi.
23Apr80
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
H6-28/15 / ‘20335’
Crashed near Khampaeng Saen
27Apr80
HS748
Thai AW
HS-THB
Crashed 13km north of Don Mueang whilst landing; 43 killed; 9 escaped. Thai DCA Accident Report
19May80
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
04Jun80
Pilatus Turbo-Porter
Thai Police
1610
Crashed in Umphang district, Tak province; 9 killed.
21Jun80
HS748
Thai AW
HS-THG
Veered off runway into ditch at Chiang Rai Airport; 12 injured, 9 escaped.
24Jun80
h/c
Thai AF
Shot down by Vietnamese at Nak Nun; I killed; 3 wounded
24Jun80
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
Shot down by Vietnamese at Nak Nun; 2 killed
02Jul80
Douglas C-47
Thai Navy
03Jul80
Cessna T-37C
Thai AF
F12-16/15
Crashed
08Aug80
Bell UH-1H
Thai Police
1702
Crashed shortly after take-off in Chonburi province; 2 killed.
28Aug80
2 x Northrop F-5A
Thai AF
Kh18-6/10 / 21237 +
Kh18-10/14 / 01390
Collided & both plunged into sea off Koh Kut, Klong Yai district, Trat province; 2 killed.
28Aug80
Northrop F-5B
Thai AF
28Aug80
Cessna T-37C
Thai AF
06Oct80
h/c (probably UH-1H H6-27/15)
Thai AF
26Nov80
Cessna 310F
Thai Police
701
Crashed into sea off Hua Hin; 1 killed, 1 seriously injured.
15Dec80
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
7455
Crashed into mountain in Sankarakhiri range, Pattani province; 2 killed; wreck found Oct-81.
19Jan81
Bell 205A
Thai Police
1729
w/o
10Feb81
Cessna T337H-SP
Thai Navy
20Feb81
Bell UH-1
Thai Army
24Mar81
Northrop F-5F
Thai AF
Kh18Kh2-1/21 / 61611
Crashed 3km from Wing 1 base, Nakhon Ratchasima province; 2 killed.
02May81
Fairchild C-123K
Thai AF
L4K-7/16
Damaged in rainstorm
03May81
Bell UH-1 & Kawasaki h/c
Thai Army & ????
04Aug81
Bell 205A-1
Thai Police
1734
Crashed into Lamtakhong Reservoir, Pak Chong district, Nakhon Ratchasima province; wreck of UH-1
recovered Jul-81, Kawasaki not found; 1 killed, 4 injured
Crashed at Ban Pamieng, Chaehon district, Lampang province; 11 escaped.
09Aug81
Musketeer 23A
HS-ATA
Skidded off runway on landing at a military airport in Roi Et province
14Aug81
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-100/14
Crashed
05Sep81
Bell 205A-1
Thai Police
1719
19Sep81
Northrop F-5A
Thai AF
Kh18-16/17 / 10263
Crashed in Mae Soon valley, Doi Ang Khang, Fang district, Chiang Mai province; 11 killed
(Note: Bell 205 '1720' current then)
Crashed into Chao Phya River near Rama VI bridge, Bangkok during display; 1 killed
05Feb82
h/c
Thai Army
11Feb82
Antonov An-26
Vietnamese AF
18-Jun-16
Crashed into field in Mueang district, Ubon Ratchathani province; 1 injured.
Crashed into sea 60 miles off Prachuap Khiri Khan province; 2 missing, 19 escaped.
Believed shot down near Cambodian border; 2 killed
F12-16/15
Disappeared near Koh Kut
Crashed at tambon Mamung, Waeng district, Narathiwat province; 6 killed, 1 escaped.
Crashed into Gulf of Thailand off Prachuap Khiri Khan province; 4 killed
(Note: 6 Cessna T-337SP ordered from USA Sep-80; 5 delivered, 1 lost in Pacific)
Crashed in Khien Sa district, Surat Thani province; 12 killed.
Crashed at Tung Sarn village, Prompiram district, Phitsanulok province; 4 seriously injured.
Forced down by 2 RTAF F-5E’s near Sa Keao whilst on intelligence-gathering mission; 13 crew of which 1
26264
28
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
killed and 2/3 injured; crews returned by Vietnam AL VN832 21May82
06Apr82
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF - Wing 46
J5-03/14 ??
Crashed at Pibulsongkram Teachers College, Phitsanulok province; 1 killed
30Apr82
Sikorsky S-76A
Okanagan
C-GIMF
Crashed into Gulf of Thailand 70 nm offshore following loss of tail rotor control; 13 killed
04Jun82
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-117/18
Crashed in Nong Harn district, Udon Thani province; 2 killed
09Jun82
Aztec 250
CATC
HS-TCZ
Undercarriage collapsed on landing at Hua Hin
24Jul82
Bell UH-1
Thai Army
9477
Crashed in Kok Samrong district, Lopburi province; 3 killed, 6 injured
26Jul82
Fairchild AU-23A
Thai AF
JTh2-03/15 / 21306 ?
Crashed at gunnery range in Khok Samrong district, Lopburi province; 2 killed
03Aug82
Chantra
Thai AF
F17-5/17
Crash landed off Ram Indra Road, Bang Khen, Bangkok; 1 injured
05Aug82
Pilatus Turbo-Porter
Thai Police
1608
12Aug82
CASA & Airtruk & UH-1
13Sep82
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
Crashed at tambon Rin Tai, Maerim district, Chiang Mai province; 3 injured
(Note: presumably repaired because '1608' still current 1995)
Casa crashed into the other two a/c whilst taxying at Agricultural Centre airstrip, Nakhon Sawan
province; Airtruk dbr, CASA & UH-1 repaired; no injuries
Crashed in Pakpli district, Nakhon Nayok province; 2 seriously injured.
20Sep82
Merlin 4A
Thai AF
29-999
27Sep82
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-47/18
Crashed and dbf on following engine failure on take-off from Hat Yai Airport; 4 crew & 8 passengers
escaped
(Note: bought by Thai AF 1979)
Damaged on landing; repaired
29Sep82
Merlin 3
Royal Thai Survey Dept.
00348
Crashed on landing at Takhli AFB; 5 escaped.
15Oct82
Bell 212
Thai AF - Royal Flight
H6k-1/19
21Oct82
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-108/14
Crashed following engine failure & seriously damaged at tambon Ouamnoi, Krathum Baen district, Samut
Songkram province; 1 (co-pilot) seriously injured, 9 escaped; repaired by 1985.
Crashed into house in Town district, Udon Thani province shortly after take off; 2 killed.
28Oct82
Cessna 150B
CATC
HS-TCW
Nose gear failed on take off; repaired
28Nov82
Bell UH-1
Thai Army
12Dec82
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
15849
Crashed at Pua district, Nan province; 2 seriously injured.
28Feb83
T-28 Trojan
Thai AF
JF13-86/11
08Apr83
Cessna A-37B
Thai AF
J6-3/15 / 21113
Crashed near Udon Thani-Loei Road, Nadi district, Udon Thani province; 1 killed
(Note: Thai AF received 40 T-28 in 1962; also reported as 01Mar83)
Shot down by Vietnamese; 2 killed
06May83
Fairchild C-123K
Thai AF
L4K-12/18
10May83
Cessna U-17
Thai Army
Broke up or exploded at 500ft. on missed approach to Takhli AFB; 31 killed
(Note: 20 C-123 still in service then).
Crashed in Nan province; 2 killed.
08Jun83
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
23411
15Jun83
H-36 Dimona
Thai AF
28Jun83
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
Crashed near tambon Hua Talay, Mueang district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, when main blade split;
11 killed
Force landed near Bang Na-Trat highway, Bang Pli district, Bangkok; repaired
(Note: bought Mar-83)
Crashed at Huay Takian village, near Uttaradit; 2 killed.
06Jul83
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF
18-Jun-16
Airtruck 711
Shot down in Ban Thad mountains; 2 killed, 3 injured
F11-21/13
29
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
24Jul83
Cessna 150M
CATC
HS-TCS
Crashed on landing at Hua Hin; repaired
09Aug83
Douglas C-47
Thai AF - Wing 21
L2-30/07 / 641
Crashed in Mueang district on take-off from Ubon Rathathani; 5 crew + 4 on ground killed.
10Dec83
AA-1C Lynx
CATC
HS-TCX
Passenger walked into moving propeller & seriously injured
23Dec83
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF
F11-29/25
Exploded & crashed in Bua Yai district, Nakhon Ratchasima province; 2 ejected safely.
28Dec83
"recce. a/c"
Thai Army
(1984)
CT/4A Airtrainer
Thai AF
F16-08/17 / RR.008
w/o
(1984)
CT/4A Airtrainer
Thai AF
F16-09/17 / RR.009
w/o
19Jan84
"Avro" (HS748 ?)
Thai AF
28Feb84
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
680
19Mar84
h/c (Bell UH-1H ?)
Thai Army
735 (5735 ?)
15Apr84
Cessna A-37B
Thai AF
J6-1/15 / 21111
16Apr84
Cessna O-1
Thai AF
Crashed & dbf on bombing mission in Yala province, possibly shot down by Communist Party of
Malaysia groundfire; 2 killed
Shot down by Vietnamese in Surin province; 1 killed, 1 escaped
28Apr84
Cessna O-1
Thai AF
T2-16/?? / 7336
w/o
28Apr84
DHC Chipmunk
Thai AF - Wing 6
Hit power cables, crashed & dbf into field in tambon Sai Kong Din, Minburi, Bangkok; 1 killed
16May84
h/c
Thai Army
Crashed into field in Lopburi province; 5 injured
02Jun84
Boeing 747-237
Air India
VT-EDU
Incident at Don Mueang
03Jun84
Chantra
Thai AF
F17-8/17
Emergency landing at housing estate in Bang Khun Thian district, Thonburi; 1 escaped; a/c repaired
15Jun84
Cessna T-37C
Thai AF
F12-10/13
07Jul84
Cessna O-1
Thai AF
Four T-37’s involved in a mid-air collision during a join up after take-off from Khampaeng Saen.. #4
(10/13) hit #3 (09/13) and lead aircraft #1 (06/04). The pilot of #4 lost control and ejected to safety, whilst
#4 crashed & was dbf in Song Phi Wong district, Suphanburi province. Lead #1 and #3 landed safely with
heavy damage to both aircraft. #2 broke out of the formation and escaped the accident
Shot down by Vietnamese on Cambodian border
22Jul84
Aero Commander 680T
Thai Flying Services
HS-TFB
Crashed 12km north of Don Mueang; 3 killed, 4 injured
16Aug84
h/c
Bangladesh AF
15Sep84
Pilatus Turbo-Porter
Thai Police
1607
Emergency landing at an airstrip in Mae Sot; 6 escaped
(Note: h/c en route to Singapore for overhaul)
Crashed into field on take off & dbf in Tak province (Flight reports Nong Bua Tai); 8 killed
22Sep84
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-4/90 / 680
25Sep84
Cessna T-41
Thai Army
Starboard tyre blew out on landing at Surin, slid of runway and into ditch
(Note: see also 28Feb84)
Crashed into sea 4km off Koh Kham, Songkhla province; 4 killed
08Oct84
Aztec 250
CATC
HS-TCY
Belly landed at Hua Hin; repaired
28Oct84
h/c
Thai Police
12Dec84
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
18-Jun-16
Crash landed in Na Noi district, Nan province; 4 seriously injured.
Belly landed at Don Mueang; 2 escaped
Port engine failed, and whilst attempting to return to Sakhon Nakhon the starboard engine also failed;
crashed into Nong Harn reservoir, Sakon Nakhon town; 12 escaped
(Note: see also 22Sep84)
Crashed on landing at airstrip at Ban Na San district, Surat Thani province; 3 killed, 1escaped
Crashed in Tha Sala district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province; 5 killed
H6-04/11
Crashed at tambon Bang Khoo, Tha Wung district, Lopburi province; 1 killed, 1 injured
30
Date
Type
Operator
18Dec84
Douglas C-47
Thai Navy
08Jan85
Cessna A-37B
Thai AF
J6-4/15 / 21114
Shot down by Vietnamese at Ampil; 1 killed, 1 survived
08Jan85
Fokker F-27
Thai Navy
10665
Crashed on landing at Don Mueang; 8 injured (Note: photo shows code ? '599')
17Jan85
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-6/90 / 536
Slid off left side of runway and hit bunker whilst landing at Lopburi
02Feb85
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
H6-06/12
03Feb85
Cessna A-37
Thai AF
w/o
(4Feb85)
h/c
Thai Army
Rotor blades hit tree and crashed at Betong, Yala province (?); all escaped
06Feb85
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
Crashed into field in tambon Sa-nga Ban, Doi Salet district, Chiang Mai province; 6 injured, 1 escaped
15Apr85
Boeing 737-2P5
Thai AW
HS-TBB
Crashed in Thai Mueang district, Phangnga province whilst on approach to Phuket; 11 killed
30May85
Bell UH-1H
Thai Police
1704
10Jul85
Fairchild C-123K
Thai AF
L4K-7/16
Crashed in road in tambon Ban Mai, Tha Mueang district, Kanchanaburi province; 4 escaped; repaired
(active Oct-00)
Left undercarriage collapsed on landing at U-Tapao AFB
16Jul85
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
25Oct85
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF
F11-39/26
Crashed at Village 7, tambon Klong Hoikiong, Hat Yai; 2 killed
28Oct85
Northrop F-5F
Thai AF -102 Sqdn
Kh18Kh2-3/21 / 61613
Tyre burst on landing at Don Mueang; 1 escaped
06Nov85
Cessna 150J & Bell 212
CATC & Thai Police
HS-TCQ + ??
17Jan86
h/c
Thai Army
Cessna 150 crashed on landing at Hua Hin due to wake turbulence caused by Bell 212 landing close
upwind; Bell 212 also damaged
Crashed at Betong Airport; 10 killed, 5 injured
26Jan86
Lockheed RT-33A
Thai AF
TF11-7/10
Damaged at Don Mueang; repaired
28Jan86
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF
F11-33/26
Exploded in mid air and crashed into field south of Hat Yai Airport; 1 killed, 1 baled out
19Apr86
AA-5B Tiger
HS-ATO
Force landed at Lumut Naval Base, Perak, Malaysia after engine failure; possibly on delivery
22Apr86
Jet Ranger
Kaset
1614
w/o
16May86
h/c
Thai Army
Crashed & dbf into hill in Tak Fah district, Nakhon Sawan province; 7 killed
23May86
h/c
Thai Army
01Jun86
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
Crashed into field & dbf on landing at Ban Wiang Haeng, Wiang Haeng sub-district, Chiang Mai
province; 4 escaped
Crashed at Ban Klong Hard, Prachinburi province; 7 escaped
15Jun86
Bell h/c
Thai AF
Crashed & dbf at Chai Badarn district, Lopburi province; 2 seriously injured, 9 escaped
16Jun86
Sikorsky h/c
Thai AF - Wing 216 ?
Crashed on take off from Surin AFB; 2 escaped
27Jly86
Bell UH-1H
Thai Police
1711
w/o
10Sep86
Bell 212
Thai Army
30928
Crashed on take off from Ban Kruat district, Buriram province; all escaped; repaired
26Oct86
Airbus A300B-4
Thai International
HS-TAE
Hand grenade exploded on board over western Japan; landed safely at Osaka; 62 injured
28Nov86
Bell 47G
EGAT
HS-YHA
29Nov86
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
Crashed on landing at Patthana 2 Road, Taling Chan Distict, Thonburi; 1 seriously injured, 2 escaped
(Note: h/c 2 years old, one of four used by EGAT)
Crashed into hill in Pua district, Nan province; 1 killed, 1 injured
18-Jun-16
Serial
Location & Details
Crashed & dbf on take off from Songkhla Naval Station; 2 injured
Crashed into football field in military barracks in Mueang district, Buriram province; 2 killed
6067
31
Date
Type
Operator
14Dec86
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
1987
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF
J5-08/14
1987
Bell 214ST
Thai Navy
416
W/o in ground accident
02Jan87
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
15Jan87
Bell 214ST
Thai Army
28134
Damaged by ground fire near Cambodian border, and crashed into field 1km west of Wattana Nakhon
AFB; 1 killed, 1 seriously injured
Crashed into forest in Chiang Muan district, Phayao province; 6 injured
25Jan87
Northrop RF-5A
Thai AF
TKh18-4/13 / 97159
Suffered engine fire on take-off from Udon Thani; later repaired for static display
09Mar87
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF
F11-32/26
27Mar87
2 x Northrop F-5A + 1 x Northrop
RF-5A
Thai AF - Wing 23
All crashed into mountain in Klang Dong, Pak Chong district, Nakhon Ratchasima province; 3 killed
(Note: Thai AF had 14 F-5A in service then)
27Mar87
Cessna T-37C
Thai AF
Kh18-14/17 / 38375 +
Kh18-18/17 / 10265 +
TKh18-1/13 / 97154
F12-21/23
28Mar87
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
11Apr87
Mooney M20J
HS-ATM
Crashed on landing at Bangphra. Thai DCA Accident Report
28Apr87
HS748
Thai AW
HS-THI
Belly landed at Chiang Rai Airport; no injuries. Thai DCA Accident Report
08May87
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
5021
Emergency landing at tambon Bang Khu Kod, Mueang district, Pathum Thani province; repaired
30Jun87
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
6029
Crashed into sea off Chiya district, Surat Thani province; 11 killed, 2 escaped
07Jul87
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army (or Police)
22Jul87
DC-10-30
SAS
SE-DFF
24Jul87
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF
F11-35/26
30Jul87
Grumman S-2F
Thai Navy
447 ?
11Aug87
Sikorsky S-58T
Thai AF
H4(k)-59/12
Crashed & dbf whilst forced landing at U-Tapao AFB during air display; 4 killed, 2 seriously injured
(Note: photo of 'similar' S-2F '6477')
Crashed into swamp in tambon Ban Lat, Tha Wung district, Lopburi province; 7 killed
31Aug87
Boeing 737-2P5
Thai AW
HS-TBC
Crashed into sea 8km off Phuket on approach; 74 killed. Thai DCA Accident Report
15Sep87
Lockheed T-33
Thai AF
11Nov87
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
(02Dec87)
"WW2 transport"
Japanese AF
07Dec87
HS748
Thai AW
HS-THH
Overan runway at Udon Thani Airport and undercarriage collapsed. Thai DCA Accident Report
(1988)
CT/4A Airtrainer
Thai AF
F16-10/17 / RR.010
w/o
?????
Bell UH-1H
Thai Police
1711
Wreck noted 1988
03Feb88
Northrop F-5E
Thai AF
08Feb88
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
18-Jun-16
Serial
Location & Details
Crashed near National Library, Tha Vasukree, Bangkok; 1 killed, 2 injured
Crashed into field near Mueang Ek housing estate, north of Don Mueang Airport after mid-air collision
with 2nd T-37 during airshow; 1 ejected; 1 killed
(Note: code '21' visible on photo)
Crashed & dbf 2km from Phayao Police Station, Phayao province; 1 killed, 1 seriously injured
Crashed near Army base in Mueang district, Chiang Mai province; 2 killed, 4 injured
Ran off the taxiway at Don Mueang whilst operating flight SK972. Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed into sea 11 miles off Koh Noo, Songkhla province; 1 killed
6030
Crashed at Special Warfare Centre, Lopburi; 1 killed, 11 injured
Wreck found in Bo Rai district; Uthai Thani province; 6 bodies
Shot down at Na Kok; 1 survivor
L2-34/13
Dbr after landing at Don Mueang
32
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
13Feb88
Northrop F-5B
Thai AF
Kh18k-4/25 / 00778
Hit by Lao SAM7 & starboard engine destroyed; recovered to Udon Thani & repaired
14Feb88
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF
Shot down near Laos/Thai border; small parts in museum at Phonkieng Camp, Vientiane
24Feb88
h/c
Thai Army
Crashed at Huey Kee-ling forest, Phu-rua district, Loei province; 6 injured
31May88
Sikorsky S-58T
Airfast
PK-OBS
Crashed on take off from Phu Kradueng mountain, Loei province. Thai DCA Accident Report
28Jun88
Bell UH-1
Thai Army
298
Crashed in Minburi, 18 km east of Don Mueang during rainstorm; 6 killed
(Note: also reported as 29Jun88)
19Jul88
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF
F11-36/26
22Jul88
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF
J5-13/14
31Aug88
Lockheed RT-33A
Thai AF
TF11-7/10
09Sep88
Tupolev Tu-134A
Air Vietnam
VN-A102
09Oct88
Boeing 747
Garuda
PK-GSA
20Oct88
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF
J5-30/16
15Nov88
Northrop F-5C
Thai AF
Kh18-9/12 / 69129
14Dec88
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
H6-33/18
05Jan89
Thai AF
Crashed on take off from an airfield in Mueang district, Trat province; 2 killed
10Jan89
"single-engined a/c"
(possibly AU-23A ‘21305’)
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
Hit power cables and crashed into field at Bangkapi, Bangkok; 2 killed
17Jan89
Hiller UH-12E
CATC
30Jan89
Bell UH-1
Thai Army
21Mar89
"single homebuilt a/c"
09Apr89
DHC Chipmunk
Thai AF
06Jun89
SIAI SF-260
Thai AF - 604 Sqdn
27Jun89
Boeing 747-200
Thai International
27Jul89
Sikorsky h/c
Thai AF
Aug89
Fantrainer 600
Thai AF
29Oct89
AA-5A Cheetah
07Dec89
Grumman S-2F
Thai Navy
12Jan90
Bell 212
29Jan90
Fletcher Fu-24
18-Jun-16
Crashed into mountain in Huey Tangtao range, Hang Shat district, Lampang province; 2 killed
Crashed in Pathum Thani province, 7km north of Don Mueang, in thunderstorm and strong winds; 76
killed, 5 escaped. Thai DCA Accident Report
Halted too late when nosing up to terminal and embedded its nose 2m inside building; 3 injured
Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed into sea off Prachuab Khiri Khan; 1 baled out
Crashed following engine failure 800m from Khao Laem (Muankhom ?) airfield,, tambon Huay Huen,
Chai Badan district, Lopburi province; 1 killed (Captain Lieutenant Sanya Kanchanapha)
HS-TZA
Crashed at Cha Am, 6.5km north west of Hua Hin Airport. Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed into mountain at Doi Muser, tambon Mae Thor, Mueang district, Tak province; 7 killed
Crashed into field in Lopburi province; 1 killed
(Note: photo shows an "Optica"-type layout)
Force-landed and wing ripped off in Village 16, Ban Klong Kwang, Bang Pakong, Chachoengsao
province; 2 escaped
Crashed 10km from Bang Na-Trat highway, at tambon Raja Theva, Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan; 3
escaped
Wingtip damaged when it struck the tail of British Airways Boeing 757 G-BMRH whilst taxying at
London Heathrow
Crashed & dbf at Ban Pangkae, Thung Chang district, Nan province; 3 killed, 15 injured
F9-63/97
HS-TGB
F18k-14/30
HS-ATI
Force-landed on beach after engine failure on take-off from Bangphra. Thai DCA Accident Report
Thai Army
30928
Kaset
606
Crashed into sea 2km off Sakon Beach, Tepa district, Songkhla province; 4 killed
(Note: also reported as 06-Dec)
Crashed into Khao Maruk mountain, Tha Sala district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province; 3 seriously
injured, 6 escaped
Crashed into lychee plantation at Doi Pui, Chiang Mai province; 1 injured
33
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
Note: date 04Feb90 from ‘Bangkok Post’ report)
Feb90
Fairchild AU-23A
Thai AF
JTh2-16/19 / 42075
Accident in Songkhla
15Mar90
Cessna 150B
CATC
HS-TCT
Nose and propeller damaged after hard landing at Hua Hin. Thai DCA Accident Report
28Mar90
Fletcher Fu-24
Kaset
609
28Mar90
h/c
Singapore AF
Crashed at Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai province; 1 killed
(Note: 6 Fu-24 bought)
Crashed into farm at tambon Buddhajan, Phra Buddhabart district, Saraburi province; 2 injured, 2 escaped
24Apr90
Cessna A-37B
Thai AF
J6-6/15 / 21122
Crashed at Chai Badan district, Lopburi province; 1 killed
05May90
Grob G109
HS-ATN
Force landed after engine failure near Bangphra Reservoir. Thai DCA Accident Report
18Jul90
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
H6-13/12
Crashed at Doi Chang, Sop Prap district, Lampang province; 1 killed, 4 injured
31Jul90
Bell h/c
Thai Army
Crashed at Thai-Lao border post, Phitsanulok province; 1 killed, 7 injured
??Sep90
Boeing 747-400 & Galaxy
Qantas & USAF
Airmiss in cloud over Phuket
11Nov90
Airbus A300
Thai International
21Nov90
DHC-8
Bangkok AW
24Nov90
Mooney M20J
12Jan91
Bell UH-1H
19Jan91
Cherokee 235
23Jan91
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
Emergency landing onto a road in Cambodia; believed repaired and returned; 2 escaped
06Feb91
Fletcher Fu-24
Kaset
18Feb91
Bell UH-1
Thai Army
6069
Crashed on Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai province; 2 injured; believed repaired
(Note: this may be Turbo-Porter 1315 reported w/o Feb-91)
Crashed near Mae Ai district, Chiang Mai province; 1 escaped, 5 seriously injured
24Mar91
Cessna T-41D
Thai AF
8976
Crashed at Don Mueang; 2 seriously injured
10Apr91
Bell UH-1
Thai Army
17Apr91
Cessna A-37B
Thai AF
06May91
h/c
Thai Army
26May91
Boeing 767-3Z9ER
Lauda Air
OE-LAV
18Jul91
Bell 212
Thai Army
31281
Crashed in Dan Chang district, Sophan Buri province (30km north west of Bangkok); 223 killed
Thai DCA Accident Report
Crash landed in Ban Mi district, Lopburi province; 3 killed
24Sep91
Northrop F-5A
Thai AF - Wing 23
Kh18-12/14 / 01392
Crashed at Mueang Kom, Lopburi province; 1 killed
21Oct91
Hiller UH-12E
CATC
HS-TZC
Crashed into reservoir near Hua Hin. Thai DCA Accident Report
14Dec91
Rotorway Exec 90
Crashed into field in Kamphaengsaen district, Nakhon Pathom province; 2 killed
19Dec91
Cessna O-1
Kasetsart University - Faculty 0734-005
of Engineering
Thai Army
2559
1992 ?
Rotorway Exec 90
Kasetsart University - Faculty of Engineering
Crashed at Chachoengsao
18-Jun-16
Thai AF
Hijacked on Bangkok to Rangoon flight; forced to land at Calcutta; no damage or injuries
HS-SKI
Crashed at Chaweng Noi Beach, 10km from Koh Samui Airport; 38 killed. Thai DCA Accident Report
HS-ATA
Undercarriage hit HT cables on approach to Bangphra & crashed short of runway.
Thai DCA Accident Report
H6-36/18
HS-ATF
Crashed onto golf course near Bangphra after fuel selector turned off. Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed in Bo Klua sub-district; Nan province; 14 killed
J6-5/15 / 21121
Suffered in-flight fire in port engine and crashed; repaired sufficiently for static display at Takhli
Crashed on take-off at Mae Ai district, Chiang Mai province; 10 escaped
Crashed into field and overturned at tambon Sakom, Chana district, Songkhla province; 2 escaped
34
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
21Jan92
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-41/18 / 210
Crashed on landing at Don Mueang & slid off the left side of runway into fence & drainage channel
24Jan92
Cessna T-41
Thai Army
Feb92
Pilatus Turbo-Porter
Kaset
17Feb92
Thai AF
26Feb92
"trainer" (possibly Fantrainer 600
F18K-07/30)
H-36 Dimona
Thai AF
R1-9/27 / 537
Emergency landing into field off Ram Intra Road, Bung Kum district, Bangkok; 2 escaped
Jun92
Fairchild AU-23A
Thai AF
JTh2-19/19 / 42078
Accident in Nan; believed repaired
13Jun92
Cherokee 161
CATC
HS-TCC
Force landed near Hua Hin. Thai DCA Accident Report
31Jul92
A310-304
Thai International
HS-TID
Crashed near Katmandu
02Sep92
Rotorway Exec 90
unregistered
Accident at Amphoe Kamphaeng Saen district, Nakhon Pathom province
07Sep92
Robinson R-22
CATC
HS-TZG
Crashed on landing at Hua Hin. Thai DCA Accident Report
16Sep92
Cessna 150M
CATC
HS-TCK
Landed short of runway at Hua Hin; repaired. Thai DCA Accident Report
14Oct92
Northrop RF-5A
Thai AF
TKh18-2/13 / 97157
Badly damaged by fire following wheels-up landing at Udon Thani; later repaired for static display
20Oct92
Pilatus PC-9
Thai AF
F19-18/35 ?
21Oct92
Pilatus PC-9
Thai AF
F19-14/34
Crashed at tambon Chom Pluak, Bang Khonthi district, Samut Songkhram province; 1 seriously injured
(Note: aircraft put into service 20Apr92)
Heavily damaged following wheels-up landing
03Nov92
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
104
Crashed into ditch and overturned in Wattana Nakhon district, Prachinburi province; 1 injured
25Nov92
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF
F11-37/26
Hat Yai
05Jan93
Chantra
Thai AF
07Jan93
Cessna O-1
Thai Navy
12Mar93
"twin" (probably Cessna TU.206G)
Kaset ?
1115 ?
Crashed into Takienthong mountain, Chantaburi province whilst cloud-seeding; 2 killed
15Mar93
Hiller UH-12E
CATC
HS-TZF (or HS-TZE ?)
Force landed onto helipad near Hua Hin. Thai DCA Accident Report
30Mar93
Boeing 737-3Z6
Thai AF
33-333
Crashed 7km from Khon Kaen Airport on landing; 6 killed
02Jun93
Jet Ranger
Thai Police
2314
Crashed on landing at Police HQ, Phunphin district, Surat Thani province; 1 injured, 3 escaped
10Jul93
Douglas C-47
Thai AF
L2-7/90 / 106
Right tyre burst on landing & prop hit ground at Korat; repaired
28Jul93
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
31Aug93
Aero Commander 690B
Thai Flying Services
HS-TFG
Crashed at Lopburi during demonstration flight; 3 killed
(Note: O-1 was only a 2-seater)
Taxied into Twin Otter C-FKBI at Nakhon Sawan. Thai DCA Accident Report
07Oct93
Northrop F-5E
Thai AF - Wing 71
Kh18Kh-15/21 / 80771
Crashed into sea 30 miles south of Koh Samui; 1 killed (Note: bought 1979)
20Oct93
25Oct93
"trainer" (possibly Fantrainer 400
F18-07/35)
Bandeirante
Bangkok AW
HS-SKL
Belly landed at Don Mueang; 3 escaped
17Dec93
Lockheed T-33A
Thai AF
F11-34/26
Fire in cockpit
18-Jun-16
Crashed shortly after take-off from Thanarat airfield, Pran Buri district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province; 4
killed
1317
Crashed near Ban Nam Lat, Lao Kwan district, Kanchanaburi province; 2 killed
Crashed onto runway at Don Mueang; 2 seriously injured
Emergency landing into field at Lam Lookka district, Pathum Thani province; 2 escaped
Crashed at tambon Tung Bua, Kamphaengsaen district, Nakhon Pathom province; 2 killed
35
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
1994
Nomad
Thai Navy
212
Accident reported near U-Tapao
16Feb94
Fantrainer 400
Thai AF
F18-09/35
Forced landing near Phitsanulok due to oil system malfunction; minor damage & repaired
22Mar94
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF
J5-14/14
Crashed into shop on San Kamphaeng Doi Saked Road, Chiang Mai; 1 killed
Jun94
Hughes 369D
Kaset
1014
w/o
17Jun94
Bell 212
Thai Police
2221
30Jun94
Airbus A330
Thai International
HS-TEA
Crashed into tree on take-off from a football field in Sabayoy district, Songkhla province; 14 escaped
(Note: h/c bought 6 years before)
Dbf on the ground before delivery at Toulouse, France
11Aug94
Cessna T-37C
Thai AF
F12-19/23
19Aug94
Socata TB-20
22Oct94
MD-11 + Airbus A300
Thai International
HS-TMD + HS-THO
Nov94
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF
J5-15/14
27Dec94
Thai AF
01Mar95
"2-seat trainer" (possibly Fantrainer
600 F18K-01/27)
Pilatus PC-9
Thai AF
F19-17/35
Crashed
19Mar95
Pilatus Turbo-Porter
Kaset
1313
22May95
Cessna T337H-SP
30May95
h/c
Thai Navy - U-Tapao Wing
Centre
Thai AF
Crash landed in a field at Ban Maelainua, Hod district, Chiang Mai; 2 slightly injured
(Note: a/c reported to be 20 years old, and one of four used to combat forest fires)
Crashed into field north of Rayong province; 2 killed
28Jun95
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
1620
Skidded off runway on landing at Chiang Mai; 2 escaped; repaired
24Jul95
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
22484 + ?
31Jul95
Bell UH-1D
Thai Army
Collided with another UH-1H near Nong Phan Phuk, Hua Hin district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province; 4
killed; 2nd helicopter landed safely
Crashed near Thai-Lao border
24Sep95
Cessna 150H
Thai Flying Club
HS-ATE
Force landed & w/o near Bangphra; 2 escaped. Thai DCA Accident Report
22Oct95
"unlicensed private plane"
02Nov95
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF - Wing 21
H6-32/16
Crashed into reservoir at Sirindhorn Dam, Ubon Ratchathani province; 4 killed, 7 injured
08Nov95
Northrop F-5A
Thai AF - Wing 23
Kh18-11/14 / 01391
11Nov95
Pilatus Turbo-Porter
Thai Police
1603
Dec95
Boeing 747 / A300 / A330
THAI
?????
Jet Ranger
Thai Army
Crashed into lake at tambon Thung Hua Tha-le, Nakhon Ratchasima province; 1 killed
(Note: 7th F-5 crash since 1971)
Wreck noted Nov95; was active Jul95
(Note: also reported as 09May95)
Returned to Beijing with an engine problem shortly after take-off en route to Bangkok; ran off the runway
on landing
Wreck noted on trailer at Lopburi 21Jan96
?????
CT/4B Airtrainer
Thai AF
F16-029/35 ?
Wreck noted Jan96
08Jan96
Northrop F-5E
Thai AF
Kh18Kh-4/21 / 61667
Crashed into Gulf of Thailand off Prachuap Khiri Khan province; 1 killed
18-Jun-16
HS-ATU
Crashed into field at tambon Wangyen, Mueang district, Nakhon Pathom province shortly after take-off
from Kamphaeng Saen AFB; 1 injured
Crashed into valley on Hill 408, Doi Phya Por on border of Sung Men district, Phrae province and Tha
Pla district, Uttaradit province; 2 killed. Thai DCA Accident Report
MD-11 rammed A300 on the ground at Don Mueang. A300 w/o; MD-11 out-of-service for over a year
Crashed at tambon Nong Yaphong, Taptan district, Uthai Thani province; 2 killed
Crashed into field at tambon Pak Khwae, Mueang district, Sukothai; 5 killed
Crashed into house in Mueang district, Yasothorn; 1 injured
36
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
17Jan96
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
7000
17Jan96
"rented h/c"
Hit power lines in thick fog and crashed at Ban Pai Kwang, tambon Ban Berk, Tha Wung district, Lopburi
province; 4 killed
Crashed in Lampang province; 3 injured
18Jan96
Cessna O-1
Thai Army
27Feb96
Robinson R-22
CATC
04Mar96
Fletcher Fu-24
Thai Army (Kaset ?)
05Mar96
Aero L-39ZA
Thai AF - 401 Sqdn
KhF1-32/37 / 40132
Crashed onto Thupatemi golf course, Don Mueang; 2 killed
mid1996
Cessna T-41D
Thai AF
8970
Wreck f/n at Don Mueang Jun-96
07Jun96
Robinson R-22 Beta
CATC
HS-TZK
Accident at Cha-am; repaired. Thai DCA Accident Report
14Jul96
Mooney M20J
HS-ATX
04Sep96
Aero L-39ZA
KhF1-18/37
Badly damaged when landed wheels up whilst performing circuits at Bangphra.
Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed in Kham Thale So district, Nakhon Ratchasima, 10km from Korat AFB; 2 escaped
13Oct96
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100
HS-HHD
Force-landed into field 13Oct96; repaired. Thai DCA Accident Report
29Nov96
Sikorsky S-58T
Thai AF
H4(k)-27/07
Crashed onto the runway at Wing 56 airport, Songkhla; 5 killed, 2 injured
31Dec96
Northrop F-5E
Thai AF
Kh18Kh-3/21 / 61666
Crashed into a mango plantation in Wihan Daeng district, Saraburi; 1 escaped
27Jan97
Seneca 200T
Thai Flying Services
HS-TFA
Starboard undercarriage collapsed on landing at Hua Hin. Thai DCA Accident Report
19Mar97
h/c
Thai AF or Army
Mar97
Cessna T-41D
Thai AF
8974
03Apr97
Sikorsky S-76B
Thai Navy
2310 ?
Crashed on take-off from Bangkok Naval Station.
16Jun97
Wilga
SP-WDN
Port undercarriage collapsed on landing at Ratchaburi. Thai DCA Accident Report
16Jun97
Aero L-39ZA
Fareast Logistic & Trading
Company Ltd
Thai AF - 401 Sqdn
KhF1-7/37
21Jul97
Lear Jet 31
Singapore AL
9V-ATD
28Aug97
Jet Ranger
Thai Army
4371
16Sep97
Aero L-39ZA
Thai AF
19Sep97
AS332L-2 Super Puma
Thai AF
(c/n 2455)
Crashed near Korat AFB; 1 killed
(Note: this was reported as the ''second L-39 loss this year’’, also may be 16Sep97)
Crashed just below the summit of a 4200ft mountain 30 miles south of Ranong 20 minutes after take-off
from Phuket en route Rangoon; 2 killed. NTSB Accident Report Thai DCA Accident Report
Shot down after straying over the Thai-Burmese border, in Tak province, in bad weather and poor
visibility; 4 killed. Wreckage only found 30Sep09 on border between Umphang district, Tak and Klong
Lan district, Kamphaeng Phet; dead crew in wreckage. Second Jet Ranger escaped.
‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
Crashed at Korat
(Note: may be 16Jun97)
Crashed at I-bajoh, Sukhirin district, Naratiawat province; 14 killed, 7 escaped.
c.19Feb98
Navajo
HS-AMT
Crashed in Malaysia; repaired
30Apr98
AA-1C Lynx
Tango Sqdn
HS-ATT
30May98
Jet Ranger
Kaset
1616
Crashed behind Somboon market, tambon Tha Sai, Mueang district, Nonthaburi, Bangkok.
Thai DCA Accident Report
Damaged
18-Jun-16
Thai AF - 401 Sqdn
Crashed onto Grand Garden Golf Course, tambon Lat Ya, Mueang district, Kanchanaburi province; 2
injured
Severely damaged at Pranburi. Thai DCA Accident Report
HS-TZL
Crashed at Nong Phailom, Mueang district, Nakhon Ratchasima province; 2 killed
Crashed into a wall on take-off from Sahapat Group’s airport, Si Racha district, 10km from Bangphra
airfield.
37
Date
Type
Operator
09Jun98
Kamov Ka32T
Lao Army
11Aug98
Jetstream 41
Thai Army
41094
15Oct98
CT/4A Airtrainer
Thai AF
F16-14/17 / RR.014
Began to veer to the left shortly after touchdown at Don Mueang. The pilot attempted to regain control
but the aircraft ran off the side of the runway, the left main undercarriage striking the concrete base of a
runway edge light, and collapsing rearwards. The aircraft eventually came to rest on the grass beside the
runway. The accident occurred at the end of a maintenance test flight following work on the aircraft's
nose undercarriage
Caught fire and crashed at Kamphaeng Saen; 2 killed
24Oct98
Mooney M20M
HS-ATA
Wheels-up landing at U-Tapao. Thai DCA Accident Report
11Dec98
Airbus A310
HS-TIA
26Dec98
Cherokee 140
HS-ATJ
Crashed into swamp on third approach to Surat Thani in rainstorm; 101 killed, 45 injured.
NTSB Accident Report
Ran off the runway at Bangphra on landing and stopped in a ditch. Thai DCA Accident Report
21Jan99
Extra EA/300L
HS-ACS
Crashed & dbf at Bangphra. Thai DCA Accident Report
28Jan99
Jet Ranger
4425
W/o
28Feb99
Cessna 210
HS-KCC
03May99
Aerostar
N602PK
22May99
TB-9 Tampico
CATC
HS-TCJ
Ditched in Pacific Ocean 345 miles north east of Maui, Hawaii whilst attempting to return to Honolulu
with engine problems; 1 killed
Crashed into Sri Nakharin reservoir, 40m from bank at Ban Hat Daeng, en route Calcutta to Bangkok; 2
killed (Franz Bader + 1 other German national). (NTSB Accident Report Thai DCA Accident Report
(Note: N602PK was owned by Franz Bader of Steinhude, previously D-IERH. N602PK canx 15Jly99 on
export to Germany)
Ran off the runway whilst aborting take-off from Hua Hin. Thai DCA Accident Report
23May99
Robinson R-22
CATC
HS-TZH
Crashed into plantation near Huay Sai Temple in tambon Cha-Am; 2 killed. Thai DCA Accident Report
21Jun99
Rans S-6S
unregistered
30Jul99
Hang glider
unregistered
Suffered engine failure on take-off from Kamol Farm, stalled and dbf after it attempted to turn back to the
runway; pilot killed
Accident in Chonburi district
26Aug99
Robinson R-22 Beta
CATC
HS-TZL
Substantially damaged on landing near Cha Am. Thai DCA Accident Report
23Sep99
Boeing 747-438
Qantas
VH-OJH
23Sep99
OV-10C Bronco
Thai AF - Wing 41
J5-29/16
Substantially damaged when overan runway 21L at Don Mueang in heavy rain, and ended up in the golf
course with collapsed nose gear & starboard main gear; no serious injuries.
ATSB Accident Report NTSB Accident Report Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed into reservoir 2km from Chiang Mai Airport; 1 killed; 2 injured
05Dec99
Titan Tornado II
U-F01
Accident in Nong Sarai district, Nakhon Ratchasima province
25Feb00
Bell 212
Thai Army
31279
Crashed at Kanchanaburi; 11 killed
29Mar00
Bell 412
Thai Police
2607
Rolled over on take-off from Surin Dam
15Jul00
Malibu 310P
HS-ASL
20Jul00
Aero L-39ZA
Thai AF
Emergency landing following engine fire shortly after take off from Bangkok en route to Phuket; no
serious injuries; repaired. Thai DCA Accident Report
Crashed after engine trouble at Lopburi
10Nov00
Aero L-39ZA
Thai AF
Crashed 130 miles north east of Bangkok; 1 killed; 1 injured
17Nov00
“twin-engined aircraft”
CATC ?
Hijacked by Ly Tong after take-off on training flight from Hua Hin, flown to Ho Chi Minh City to drop
leaflets, then landed back at U-Tapao
18-Jun-16
Thai International
Thai Army
Serial
Location & Details
Crashed in Bo Klua district, Nan province, Thailand
38
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
24Nov00
Boeing 737
Thai International
HS-TDF
Damaged at Don Mueang
20Jan01
Jabiru LS55/3J
U-C01
Accident at Bang Phra reservoir
03Mar01
Boeing 737
Thai International
07Apr01
Jet Ranger
Thai AF
dbf following explosion on ground at Don Mueang; 1 killed, 6 seriously injured
NTSB Accident Report Thai AAIC Final Accident Report Thai DCA Accident Report
H8-05/38 or H8-03/38 (?) Crashed near Chiang Mai after collision with HT cables; 5 killed
11Apr01
Cessna TU.206G
Tango Sqdn
1114
22Apr01
Mooney M20J
26May01
Bell 212
2001
AS350
07Jun01
Cessna T-337G
23Jul01
Bell AH-1
Oct01
ATR-72
01Dec01
Mooney M20R
18Dec01
Travel Air 2000
27Dec01
Seminole 180
29Apr02
Northrop F-5E
Thai AF – Wing 7
07May02
Alpha Jet
Thai AF
23131
Developed engine trouble and crashed in storm at Nong Bua Lamphu province; 1 killed
08Jul02
AS350
Kaset
18302
Crashed near Palon, Mae Al district; 2 killed
02Sep02
Aero Commander 690B
Thai Flying Services
HS-TFG
Accident at Nakhon Ratchisima
17Oct02
CT/4A Airtrainer
Thai AF
F16-06/17 / RR.006
14Nov02
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
5413
Crashed into coconut plantation after engine failure in Bang Khonthi district, Samut Songkhram; 1 killed;
1 injured. ‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
Crashed into a field near Mubang Chunatan en route from Korat to Sakhon Nakhon; 4 injured
03Dec02
Travel Air 2000
Tango Sqdn
HS-IAM
Force landed 26 miles south of Lopburi; repaired
14Jan03
Islander
Siam Air Sports
HS-RON
Crashed on take-off from Pattaya
21Jan03
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
6477
Crashed & dbf at Saprannath airfield, Koksamrong district whilst on test flight; 1 killed
30Jan03
Sikorsky S-76B
Thai Navy
2309 ??
Crashed at Ban Mai, Mueang district, Chanthaburi; 1 killed, 2 injured
12Feb03
AS350
Kaset
18201
w/o
09Apr03
Northrop F-5F
Thai AF
Kh18Kh2-2/21 / 61612?? Crashed at Yasothorn; 1 killed, 1 ejected
26Apr03
Malibu 350P
2003/04
Basler BT-67
10Aug03
Cherokee 161
21Aug03
Cessna 150L
18-Jun-16
HS-TDC
HS-ATM
W/o after hitting HT wires attempting an emergency return to Chiang Mai following engine failure on
first post-restoration flight by ‘Tango Squadron’; 5 killed
Accident at Hua Hin; repaired
Thai Navy
2212
W/o
Kaset
18304
Wreck noted dumped at Khlong Luant Dec01
HS-ACC
Accident
Thai Army
9999
W/o
Bangkok AW
HS-PGC
Ran off the runway on landing in bad weather at Seam Reap, Cambodia; airport closed for 2 days
HS-SPR
W/o at Bangphra
Tango Sqdn
HS-IAM
Force landed; repaired
CATC
HS-TCA
Accident at Hua Hin
Crashed in Si Chon district, Nakhon Si Thammarat; 1 baled out. ‘Bangkok Post’ & ‘Nation’ Press Reports
HS-AKS
Thai AF
Thai AF
L2k-01/41 / 46151
Crashed in bad weather near Lopburi en route Don Mueang-Chiang Mai; 3 killed.
NTSB Accident Report
Veered off runway at Phitsanulok & one engine damaged; still wfu Apr06, but back in service 2011
HS-TCG
Accident at Hua Hin
Ph1-4/34 / 5077
Force-landed in a field in Lam Luk Ka district, Pathum Thani; 2 slightly injured
39
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
07Oct03
Cherokee 161
HS-TPC
Accident
20Oct03
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
5320
Main rotor clipped trees and landed hard in severe weather; minor damage
29Oct03
h/c
Thai Army
04Dec03
Boeing 747-200
Orient Thai
HS-UTB
Panel fell of port wing shortly after take-off from Hong Kong, and returned safely.
15Jan04
GD F-16A
Thai AF – 103 Sqdn
Kh19-18/37 / 10318
Badly damaged in hard landing following engine malfunction at Korat
16Feb04
GD F-16A
Thai AF – 403 Sqdn
Kh19-27/38 / 40309
23Feb04
Pilatus PC-9
Thai AF
F19-14/34 ??
Badly damaged when it slid off the runway at Takhli whilst demonstrating a ‘scramble’ take-off to a PreCadet School crowd; sustained "heavy damage"
Crashed on take-off from Kamphaeng Saen; 1 killed
05Mar04
C-130
Thai AF
16Mar04
CASA CN235
Thai Police
06Apr04
Emergency landing following engine failure near the Burmese border; 1 injured
Wheels up landing at Hat Yai
28053
Damaged on landing at Pattani; repaired
Murphy Renegade
U-R02
Dbf following aborted take-off from CMT Chonburi
06May04
Hornet
unregistered
Accident in Chonburi district
03Jun04
Ultralight
unregistered
Accident in Au district, Suphan Buri province
20Jun04
AA-5A Cheetah
Thai Flying Club
HS-ATH
15Jul04
CT/4E Airtrainer
Thai AF
07Aug04
ATR-72
Thai International
HS-TRA
Emergency landing following engine failure into cassava field in Nongtaroon, Pong sub-district, east of
Pattaya & written off; 2 slightly injured
Crashed into sugar cane field in Phnom Thuan district, Kanchanaburi province following engine failure; 2
killed
Damaged when landed with nosegear up at Mae Hong Son
17Oct04
Airborne Edge
U-A02
Accident in Chonburi district
22Nov04
HS748
Thai AF
99-999
Nosewheel collapsed on landing at Don Mueang; not repaired and wfu Apr-06
28Nov04
Boeing 747 + Boeing 747-438
Thai International + Qantas
HS-TGJ + VH-OJM
Involved in airmiss at FL360 over Australia
29Nov04
Grumman American AG-5B
HS-ASV
Accident in Tak province
2005
Alpha Jet
Thai AF
08Jan05
CT/4E Airtrainer
Thai AF
F16k-14/44 / RR.14
Crashed on take-off from Watthana Nakhon, Sakeo during Children’s Day display; 2 killed
15Feb05
Cessna 152
CATC
“HS-TCD”
Accident at Hua Hin
16Feb05
Northrop F-5E
Thai AF
Kh18Kh-12/21 / 61675
Crashed onto a prawn farm in Lamai district, Chumphon; 1 killed. ‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
12Mar05
Cessna 172
HS-PRS
Crashed on landing at EGAT airfield, Sam Ngao district, Tak; 3 killed
17Mar05
Jet Ranger
Thai AF
H8-03/38 / 03
Damaged in hard landing; not repaired
20Mar05
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
20294
Crashed in northern Chiang Mai, Fang district, near the Myanmar border; 10 injured
19Apr05
Airbus A330 + Boeing 777
21Apr05
Northrop F-5B
Thai International + Singapore HS-TEL + 9V-SQK
AL
Thai AF – Wing 7
Kh18k-4/25 / 40778
Thai A330 lost starboard wingtip whilst taxying when it hit the port wing of a Singapore AL Boeing 777
parked at Don Mueang; no injuries
Crashed in Punpin district, Surat Thani, 3 miles from Surat Thani AFB, after engine failure on; 2 killed
22May05
Boeing 747-400
Thai International
Made emergency landing in Calcutta en route Bangkok to Munich after crack found in windshield; no
injuries
18-Jun-16
Crashed; 1 killed
40
Date
Type
Operator
29May05
??
Thai International
Flight from Beijing to Bangkok returned to Beijing with engine problem; no injuries
01Jun05
MD-11
Thai International
15Jul05
Boeing 717
Bangkok AW
TG971 encountered pressurisation problem over Germany shortly after departure from Zurich, and
returned to Zurich; no injuries
Wing hit by truck and damaged whilst parked at Don Mueang
17Jul05
Cessna U206G
06Sep05
Fairchild AU-23A
Thai AF
JTh2-31/19 / 42090
Ran out of fuel and landed in a field off the end of Runway 05, Bangphra; prop, engine & nose wheel
damaged; no injuries
Crashed into Gulf off Ban Nong Prom beach, Prachap Khiri Khan; 1 killed (F/O Pruetji Ampornrat)
10Sep05
Seminole 180
CATC
HS-TCB
Accident at Hua Hin
11Sep05
NAMC YS-11A
Phuket Air
HS-KVO
13Oct05
Jet Ranger
Thai Army
1118
26Oct05
Airbus A300
Thai International
Flight 9R326 from Bangkok ran off runway at Mae Sot on landing in heavy rain; starboard wing & engine
damaged; no injuries
Crashed near Mae Kerng waterfall in Wiang Kosai national park, Wang Chin district, Phrae while on its
way from Phitsanulok to the Pha Mueang task force HQ in Mae Rim district, Chiang Mai; 4 killed (MajGen Pairat Thongjattu, Maj Wisit Worawitwattana, Capt Thonglor Nakphu & Capt Komin Thong-uthai)
Skidded off runway at Don Mueang in heavy rain; no injuries
26Oct05
Airbus A340-600
Thai International
HS-TNA
15Dec05
Pilatus PC-9
Thai AF
F19-4/34
18Jan06
Northrop F-5E
Thai AF
Kh18Kh-2/21 / 61665
Flight TG981 burst tyres on port side on landing in strong crosswinds at Melbourne, resulting in small
hydraulic fires; no injuries. ATSB Accident Report
Crashed following engine failure into coconut plantation in tambon Si Muen, Damnoen Saduak district,
Ratchaburi province; 2 ejected & slightly injured. ‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
Aborted take-off from U-Tapao at 150 knots, and ran off runway; repaired; no injuries
18Jan06
CT/4E Airtrainer
Thai AF
F16k-6/42 / RR.6
Crashed onto building in Bang Pla Ma district, Supanburi province; 1 killed (Flt Lt Nawin Pinprasert)
05Feb06
Boeing 737-400
Nok Air
HS-TDD
29Mar06
Pilatus Turbo-Porter
Kaset
1312
09May06
Cherokee 161
CATC
HS-TCG
Made a technical return to Don Mueang after suffering engine problems following departure as flight
DD7506 to Phuket. Was deliberately run off the runway at Don Mueang on landing
Crashed after engine failure shortly after take-off from Chantaburi Airport & dbf in a durian plantation
near Khao Wua village in tambon Noen Soong, whilst on a cloud-seeding operation; 4 killed, 1 injured
(Capt Wichian Worachat, pilot; M-Sgt Thaweesak Chuaychu, technician & Yai Silpaya, agricultural
worker; Panya Sriwimol, volunteer)
Force-landed at Hua Hin. Post-accident Photo
06Jun06
Aero L-39ZA
Thai AF
KhF1-24/37
W/o after hard landing
15Jul06
Boeing 747
Thai International
HS-TGY
Collided with Air France Regional Embraer 135 F-GOHC whilst taxying out at Madrid en route Rome
and Bangkok. The starboard wingtip struck the rear fuselage of the Embraer, and cut off its tail. The
Boeing 747 was repaired on site and returned to Bangkok 16Jly06.
24Aug06
Basler BT-67
Thai AF
L2k-2/41 / 46152
Force-landed near Korat AFB & heavily damaged; 12 crew uninjured
08Sep06
TB-20 Trinidad
CATC
HS-TCT
Accident at Hua Hin
09Sep06
Cherokee 140
HS-ATK
Crashed into paddy field near Ban Pho railway station, Bang Pa-in, Ayutthaya; 4 injured
10Sep06
Flight Star IISC
U-T01
Accident in Chonburi district
16Sep06
Cessna T-41B
5172
14Oct06
SIAI SF-260
Crashed into paddy field following engine failure and dbf in Hang Dong district, Chiang Mai, en route to
Mae Hong Son from Tak; 3 crew (Capt Chatnimit Klawklar, pilot) uninjured
Accident at Phitsanulok; nosegear collapsed; under repair at Takhli AFB Jan-08
18-Jun-16
Serial
Location & Details
HS-AZZ
Thai Army
HS-AFE
41
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
27Oct06
Jet Ranger
Kaset
1611
04Nov06
Kitfox Vixen
Crashed into Bung Boraphet (a freshwater swamp), Mueang district, Nakhon Sawan at 1400 whilst
carrying food and relief items to assist flood victims in Tha Tako district. Believed to have been
overloaded with bottled water when it crashed into 10m of water; 1 killed (Lt-General Apai Phunuchapai,
the pilot), 1 severely injured (2nd-Lieutenant Narong Phosawat, a mechanic)
Accident at Tak airport
08Nov06
Lear Jet 35A
Thai AF
TL12-2/31 / 40208
Nov06
Cessna O-1A
Tango Sqdn
T2-26/15 / 53182
Engine lost power at 150ft immediately after take off at 0950 from Takhli on a photo-recce mission to
Nampong gunnery range; attempted an emergency landing but hit an empty hangar; 7 killed (Wing Com.
Pichet Chayachavalit, pilot; Capt Dusit Khaokhew, co-pilot; Capt Lert Popan, navigator; Capt Songwuit
Eiamjang, Co. Yuthakorn Eiamlert & Co. Suthisak Rojwaradilok, photographers & Co. Nirut
Wangchuaklang, maintenance crew)
Slightly damaged on landing at Pattaya Air Park when lost the right brake and wandered off the runway
01Dec06
Robinson R-22B-2 Beta
HS-SPC
Hit foreign object whilst flying too low over sea en route Hua Hin
05Dec06
Airship
02Feb07
Cirrus SR20
23Mar07
Bell 214ST
Thai Navy
2306
28Apr07
Cessna 150
CATC
HS-TCK
19May07
Cessna U-206G
25May07
HS748
Thai AF
L5-1/08 / 60301
During a normal flight a new navy pilot went up to test the radio and when he was on downwind
right RW 28 he drained off one tank, engine quit so he switched tank but couldn't restart and he was too
low. Crashed about 500m short of the runway; pilot seriously injured.
Both engines caught fire at Koke Kratiem; under repair Jul-07
12Jun07
TB-9 Tampico
CATC
HS-TPE
Accident at Hua Hin
09Aug07
Cessna 172
HS-BAE
12Aug07
Paramotor
30Aug07
Pilatus PC-9
Thai AF
F19-25/39
07Sep07
Jet Ranger
Kaset
1612
12Sep07
Cessna 172
Whilst at 6,500’ over Khao Yai the pilot requested descent to 5,000’, then dropped very fast and off the
Suvarnabhumi radar screen. Believed to have flown into IMC trying to get over the mountains, then lost
control. Wreckage not discovered until 12Nov12; 2 killed (instructor Phakhin Thaithanom & student
Ranop Lueangwilawan)
Crashed from 30m during a competition at the Silapacheep Surin Centre at 0920 when the cables caught
in the engine; 1 (Korean) killed
Took off from Khampaeng Saen FTS at 0800, returned at 0820, crashed at the north end of the runway
and burst into flames; 2 killed (Wing Cdr Supat Butwang & Flt Lt Vorapong Mongdee)
Crashed whilst inspecting forests in Pran Buri district, Prachuap Khiri Khan; 5 minor injuries.
NTSB Accident Report
Crashed onto lawn of a house in Mueang district, Lamphun; 2 (of 4 passengers) seriously injured
16Sep07
MD-82
18-Jun-16
HS-FAA
Akkara Co Ltd.
Crashed at 1000 when a sudden strong wind caused the two pilots to lose control of the airship, causing it
to crash into two power poles and a coconut tree, then to the ground at tambon Nongplue, Bang Lamung
district, Chonburi province; the two Russian pilots were flying the airship to a spot on Pattaya beach to
take part in a show as part of the celebration of King Bhumipol’s birthday; 2 pilots (Russian) injured
Crashed near Narssarssuaq off the coast of Greenland after the pilot had indicated he had a low engine oil
issue and was going to attempt an emergency water ditching; aircraft destroyed during the water ditching
attempt and has not been recovered; pilot killed NTSB Accident Report
N901SR
Crashed at 1130 into a rice field in Ratanaburi district, Surin province whilst en route to Sattahip; 9 killed
HS-ARK
HS-TVS
One-Two-Go
HS-OMG
Left Don Mueang at 1430 as flight OG269 to Phuket; slid off the runway on landing at 1540 at Phuket,
exploded, broke in two and crashed into nearby walls; 89 killed (of 123 passengers and 7 crew).
NTSB Accident Report InvestigateUdom Accident Report Thai AAIC Final Accident Report
42
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
08Oct07
Boeing 717
Bangkok AW
04Nov07
Boeing 777
Thai International
HS-TJW
12Nov07
Bell 212
Thai Police
2214
Dec07
Cessna U-17
Thai Army
15Dec07
Cessna 172
20Dec07
Cessna O-1A
01Jan08
Mooney M20M
07Jan08
Boeing 747-438
13Jan08
Zenair CH-701
23Jan08
Schweizer TH-300C
12Feb08
Location & Details
Fire in port engine whilst taxying at Suvarnabhumi en route Koh Samui; extinguished and continued
flight. ‘Aberdeen Evening Express’ Press Report
During a non-directional beacon (NDB) non-precision approach to runway 16 at Melbourne Airport, the
aircraft descended below the segment minimum safe altitude at 6.8DME. Soon after, the crew received
two enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) cautions. The crew then levelled the aircraft
and conducted a visual approach and landing on runway 16. Was being operated on a scheduled passenger
service from Bangkok to Melbourne with 17 crew and 277 passengers. ATSB Accident Report
Reported w/o
Reported crashed
HS-BAA
Tango Sqdn
Qantas
‘53155’
Substantially damaged in hard landing at Nakhon Ratchasima; wreck noted 03Mar08 in Tango hangar,
Don Mueang
Stalled after losing power whilst performing a right downwind turn after take-off from Pattaya Air Park
HS-ATI
Crashed on landing at Tantawan
VH-OJM
Lost all four generator control units about a half hour from arrival at Bangkok. The aircraft was landed
using standby power and instruments; 334 passengers uninjured.
NTSB Accident Report ATSB Accident Report
Crashed in Lampang
U-L42
Super Cub
Thai Army - 6th Infantry
Regiment Aviation Company (Roi Et)
HS-JUL
Crashed in a field in Mueang district, Si Saket province at 1045am during a training flight from Surin to
Ubon Ratchathani; 2 injured (Captain Dej Prakorbpol & Corporal Kawi Songwiang)
Accident at Pai
21May08
Cessna T-41B or Maule MX-7
Thai Army
01Jun08
Cessna 182
Crashed inside the Ninth Infantry Division in Lardya district, Kanchanaburi 0830, after having departed
from Lopburi Army Aviation Centre; 3 severely injured (trainee Lt Tharapong Sukcharoen, 28, trainer Lt
Col Pithakpong Oonphan, 48, & mechanic, Sgt Yothin Deejangreed, 40)
Accident in Thong Lao Khwan district, Kanchanaburi
20Jun08
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
04Jul08
Boeing 747-300
Phuket Air / Saudia
HS-VAC
03Aug08
Boeing 747-400
All Nippon Airways
JA8955
06Aug08
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF – 203 Sqdn
H6-23/12 / 20344
18-Jun-16
HS-KKK
Pilot reported engine trouble and crashed into hillside whilst attempting a crash landing in Yala province;
the helicopter was on its way back to Bannang Sata military base in Yala province, and was carrying a
military forensics team which was investigating the murder of a border police sergeant in an insurgent
ambush; 10 killed (Captain Pramote Purak, Lieutenant Rashen Sukha, Sergeant Major Ronnachit
Kaewprasert, Sergeant Nopparat Worasen, Pol Capt Worapong Puttinin, Maneera Bantao, Captain Samart
Palatphum, Sergeant Major Narin Nuanum, Sergeant Major Akradej Jantakul and Sergeant Taweesak
Pongsapan)
Lost an engine on take-off from Jeddah whilst being ferried back to Jakarta for repairs to the same engine;
compressor section plus parts of the thrust reverser landed in the desert. Aircraft returned to Jeddah.
The aircraft was being cleaned internally after maintenance in Thai Airways hangar at Don Mueang; an
inflammable cleaning agent was being used, which led to a fire in the forward cargo hold; broken up at
Don Mueang Nov-08
Crashed in tambon Tanehmaeroh, Betong district, Yala province; had departed from an airbase in Pattani
carrying high-ranking military officers to attend a security meeting in Betong district; 10 killed (Col
Wanchai Puangkhumsap, Grp Capt Theerapong Siksamat, Grp Capt Kamol Janwanna, Wg Cdr Chaiwat
Boonyalit, pilot Flt Lt Nopporn Nimsiri, co-pilot Flt Lt Chatchai Chujai, mechanic FS 1 Chaiwat Jitteetip,
mechanic FS 1 Nikom Ampong, search-and-rescue team member FS 1 Songkran Intachote and searchand-rescue team member Sgt Sirichoke Sukkul)
43
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
04Oct08
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
H6-29/15 / 20347
28Oct08
Sea Ray
Crashed in poor weather & strong winds on a peak in the Phu Kradung mountain range in Loei province
soon after it had dropped equipment and fuel at an RTAF telecommunications centre; 5 injured, 3
uninjured (UH-1 was 40 years old)
Caught fire while being transported on a truck on the Bangkok-Chon Buri Motorway, at about 1230 pm at
about km12.5 on the outbound motorway. The truck driver, Boonma Dathong, 41, was transporting the
SeaRay from a maintenance firm in Bangkok to the owner in Trat. He said he noticed motorists on the
opposite lane flashing their headlights to signal something to him and when he looked at the rear window
and he saw smoke billowing out from the plane. He said he parked the truck and tried to put out the fire
with an extinguisher but the fire quickly engulfed the plane in less than three minutes
19Nov08
Cirrus SR20
CATC
HS-TPJ
Accident
20Feb09
Cherokee 161
CATC
HS-TCH
Accident at Hua Hin
06Mar09
Nomad
Thai AF
L9-5/25 / 46131
Crashed shortly after 1000 on take-off from Koke Kratiem, Lopburi on a photo recce mission; 1 killed
(2nd pilot F/O Pongsakorn Thatinuwat); 1st pilot (F/O Thossapol Dejsupha) & 3 mechanics slightly
injured
22May09
TB-20 Trinidad
CATC
HS-TCQ
Accident at Chumphon; ‘Incident’ recorded on CATC Status Board
04Aug09
ATR-72
Bangkok AW
HS-PGL
Skidded off the runway and crashed into an old control tower (being used as a parking area for fire
engines) whilst landing in a strong crosswind in severe weather at Koh Samui airport. Was operating
PG266 from Krabi. 1 killed (pilot Chartchai Pansuwan) & 41 injured (of 68 passengers and 4 crew)
31Aug09
Jet Ranger
Thai Army
14Sep09
GD F-16B
Thai AF – 102 Sqdn
10201
Damaged on landing at Korat; engaged net barrier at the end of the runway and arrested to stop; one
landing gear was broken and both wing leading edges were damaged
23Dec09
Northrop F-5E
Thai AF – 211 Sqdn
Kh18Kh-18/24/ 91681
Crashed in Ban Kengkheng in tambon Kengkheng, Kudkhaopoon Distriict, Ubon Ratchathani at 1130;
pilot killed
23Jan10
Boeing 767
Asiana
HL-7514
Incident at Phuket
03Feb10
Boeing 747-4D7
Thai International
HS-TGB
06Feb10
Seneca 200T
Returned to Suvarnabhumi with an engine fire (port outboard) 10 minutes after take off at 1715 on flight
TG116 en route Chiang Mai; 330 passengers on board; no injuries. NTSB Accident Report
Accident at Don Mueang
09Mar10
Cessna 208B
18Apr10
Kitfox Safari
01May10
Rotorsport UK MT-03
Norman Surplus
G-YROX
17Jun10
CT/4 Airtrainer
Thai AF
F16k-9/43 / RR.9
18-Jun-16
HS-DAN ??
Crash-landed at 0810 while attempting to make an emergency landing in a paddy field in Hat Yai district,
Songkhla whilst flying on a bomb-scanning operation. Based in Pattani. Landed nose first and fell onto
it’s side; no injuries (2 pilots & 1 mechanic)
HS-BAL
Siam GA
HS-SKR
Made an emergency landing at Bangphra after the PT-6 engine lost a turbine fan chip and began to
deteriorate. The two female pilots were able to divert and land 8 minutes after the failure was noticed.
Force landed following engine failure in Muek Lek district, 6nm west of Klang Dong; Prasert
Prungkananont & Phongat Ruangpradap slightly injured
A combination of high air temperature, heavy aircraft and variable cross wind resulted in a poor climb out
by the aircraft on take off from Nong Prue, Banglamung. Obstacle avoidance resulted in a forced ditching
into a shallow lake. Repaired and continued round-the-world flight Aug-10
HS-FAE
Crashed into field about 1100 in Moo 2 village of tambon Donchedi, Phanom Thuan district; 2 injured
(Flight Lieutenant Pitchaya Pa-obthip and Wing Commander Akkarayothin Wanchadok)
44
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
17Jul10
Boeing 747-300
Phuket Air / Saudia
HS-VAC
17Aug10
AS350
MNRE
1103
No.4 engine suffered an uncontained failure on take off from Cairo International on a positioning flight to
Jeddah. Take off aborted safely, but major damage suffered. ‘Aviation Herald’ Press Report
Crashed into mountain at 0800 in poor visibility near Nam Kwang village, Na Muen district, Nan
province; was flying from Phitsanulok to Phu Phayak mountain in Chalerm Prakiat district, Nan;
wreckage found 18Aug10; 5 killed (permanent secretary for national resources and environment Saksit
Tridech; inspector-general of the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department Kowit
Punyatrong; Sahat Boonyawiwat, an adviser to the Royal Household Bureau; pilot Jenwit Arunsawat and
mechanic Witoon Thien-nguen)
06Sep10
Diamond DA42
HS-IAO
Accident at Nakhon Phanom
11Sep10
Robinson R-44
Heliluck
HS-HLL
Crashed in Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi when it’s tail became entangled in electrical wires, causing it to
crash into the Chao Phraya river; 4 escaped (pilot Aphinan Thanyapreedakul, pilot Lt Arun Khumkwaen,
cameraman Somsak Nachainak, and assistant cameraman Patcharin Phatcharapraphanan)
18Oct10
GD F-16A
Thai AF – 403 Sqdn
Kh19-33/39 / 40315
Crashed at approx 1000 near Den Mai Sung village in tambon Mae Salit in Ban Tak district, Tak province
whilst flying as part of a four-ship training flight from Takhli (Wing 4) to Chiang Mai (Wing 41); 1 killed
(Flight Lieutenant Thanikorn Luangrungwaree)
17Nov10
Diamond DA40
CATC
HS-TPT
Accident at Hua Hin
11Jan11
Bell 205A-1
Thai Police
1722
Emergency landing in a rice field in Bang Nam Priew district, Chachoengsao province after developing
engine trouble; 2 injured (2nd pilot Pol Lt-Col Decho Phusri & Paiboon Sirichanakul).
‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
07Feb11
Robinson R-22
CATC
HS-TZI
Crashed into the sea 50m off Ban Thalae Samran beach, Cha Am; 2 injured
14Feb11
2 x GD F-16A ADF
Thai AF – 102 Sqdn
10202 & 10212
Two F-16’s from 102 Sqdn (Korat), on a 4-ship mission as part of Cobra Gold 2011 Exercise, collided in
mid-air during a sortie over Chaiyaphoom province; both pilots ejected safely (Squadron Leader Krisda
Sukchan & Flying Officer Challanont Promdej)
14Apr11
Christen Eagle
HS-EGL
2011
Bell UH-1H
1517
Crashed on landing after engine failure at Klong 15 strip, Ongkarak district; 2 killed (Kraiwut
Saringpaiboon & Peter Frank). ATSB Accident Report
Wreck noted in Pai province, 3km south of Lao border by Nov11 (was not there Dec10)
mid2011
Zenair
U-K04 ?
Crashed in rice field after engine failure
19Jun11
B&F Funk FK-9 Mark IV
HS-SON
Accident
23Jun11
Eurocopter EC145
HS-MAC
Accident at Best Ocean Golf strip, Samut Sakhon
08Jul11
PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo-Porter
HS-EFS
Accident in Chonburi province
16Jul11
Boeing 757
Turkmenistan AL
EZ-A012
16Jul11
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
Believed struck a light on the taxiway whilst taxying at Suvarnabhumi
(Note: arrived as flight TUA641 0305; departed as flight TUA642 at 0520)
Crashed in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi whilst landing in gusty winds, whilst en route from
Thap Phraya Suea Camp, Suan Phung district, Ratchaburi to airlift stranded soldiers; 5 killed (1st pilot
Maj Kitisak Chin-iam, 2nd pilot Lt Pratya Nualsri, Maj Kitiphum Ekkaphan, and two mechanics, SM1
Rangsan Polsaibua and SM1 Narongdet Pongnumkul)
18-Jun-16
Thai Army
45
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
19Jul11
UH-60L Black Hawk
Thai Army
6928
24Jul11
Bell 212
Thai Army
35098
27Jul11
Bell UH-1H
Thai AF
Crashed in Burma, just across the border from Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi, in bad weather
& heavy rain whilst on a mission to retrieve the bodies of the five soldiers killed in the UH-1H which
crashed on 16Jly11 (two other helicopters, one from Kaset & one from MONRE, turned back because of
the weather); 9 killed (Maj-Gen Tawan Ruangsri, the 9th Infantry Division chief and commander of the
Surasee Task Force, 1st pilot Maj Prapan Jiamsoongnoen, 2nd pilot Maj Chuphan Polwan, senior flight
mechanic Sgt-Maj Somkid Wongtoksaeng, 2nd mechanic Sgt Aram Wongsing, Capt Jate Sudchai, Capt
Chakraphan Bamrungphuet, L-Cpl Itthisak Hinasuthi, and Sornwichai Kongtannukul, a TV Channel 5
cameraman)
Crashed and exploded near Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi following failure of the tail rotor;
3 killed, 1 (Sergeant Pattanaporn Tonjan) injured
Made an emergency landing on a field in Udon Thani after a problem with the ASI; 6 on board uninjured
08Sep11
Cessna P206C
09Sep11
Zenair CH701
11Sep11
Boeing 737
13Sep11
Mooney M20J
26Sep11
Bell 212
Thai Police
16Oct11
Boeing 747-438
Qantas
VH-OJS
Shortly after take-off from Suvarnabhumi en route Sydney the flight crew reported abnormal indications
from the No.3 engine, shut the engine down and returned to Bangkok. The engine failure was due to the
loss of a compressor blade; no injuries. ATSB Accident Report
25Oct11
Dornier Do228-200
Solar Air
HS-SAA
Accident reported in Bangkok
27Nov11
Jabiru J170
U-A50
Accident in Mae Hong Son province
16Dec11
Bell 212
Thai Navy
17Dec11
ATR-72
Bangkok AW
HS-PGA
19Jan12
Strahle Sport 2S
Rotors damaged by machine gun fire from across Cambodian border, whilst delivering food to Thai and
Cambodian border soldiers 50m away.
Whilst taxying at Koh Samui to operate PG178 to Bangkok, ran off paved surface, impacted an earth wall
and went down into a ditch with its nose; no injuries to 38 passengers & 4 crew; repaired
Accident at Pattaya Eastern
23Mar12
Fairchild AU-23A
Thai AF
42082
30Apr12
ATR-72
Thai AF
L16-02/52 / 60314
Forced landing in Phanom Thuan district, Kanchanaburi on a flight from Prachuap Khiri Khan; 2 pilots
uninjured, minor injuries to 1 mechanic
Badly damaged when skidded off the runway on landing at the Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka,
Bangladesh, whilst on a training flight from Bangkok to New Delhi via Dhaka; 2 of the 15 crew on board
slightly injured. ‘The Daily Star’ Press Report
20May12
Airbus A320
Thai AirAsia
HS-ABL
Incident at Suvarnabhumi
24Jun12
Cessna 150
HS-MAX
Accident at Phuket International
Jun12
Cessna 150
HS-ETW ?
Crashed at Pattaya Air Park
Jun12
Virus
HS-
Hit a tree at Pattaya Air Park whilst attempting an engine-off landing on grass
29Aug12
CASA 212
18-Jun-16
Shanghai AL
HS-FBG
Accident
U-P99
Accident
B-5088
Ran off the side of runway 27 at Phuket, but was able to turn back onto the runway, and sustained minor
damage; no injuries. NTSB Accident Report
Accident in Nakhon Ratchasima province.
HS-ATM
Made an emergency landing in Ubon Ratchathani during illegal logging bust duty; 7 on board uninjured
U-B17
Kaset
Skidded off runway on landing on a wet runway at Ubon Ratchathani; no injuries
46
Date
Type
Operator
17Nov12
Quik GT450
10Dec12
Airbus A320
U Airlines
10Dec12
Cessna 208B
Siam GA
13Dec12
Aeros 40D Airship
Thai Army
17Dec12
Diamond DA-42
20Dec12
Airbus A330
12Jan13
Kestrel Hawk
20Feb13
CH-46E Sea Knight
Feb13
20Feb13
Air Berlin
Serial
Location & Details
U-P98
HS-CTA
Crashed into the sea at the south end of Pattaya Beach; 1 killed (Tom Grieve), 1 injured (Patrick Esser).
‘Pattaya One’ Press Report
Incident whilst over-flying Taiwan
HS-SKR
Accident at Koh Kut; repaired & returned to Don Mueang 13Jly13
(A40D-21)
Damaged at Bo Thong, Pattani; still grounded Jul-13
HS-DWW
Flipped over onto its back during an attempted force-landing into a rice field near Sam Khok 17Dec12
after both engines stopped due to fuel starvation en route from Ranong to Don Mueang; wreckage
returned to Don Mueang 18Dec12; 2 escaped with minor injuries (David Wals & Nicholas Turner).
‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
Returned to Phuket 40 minutes after departure on flight AB7425 to Abu Dhabi after the crew reported an
engine fire; tyres burst on landing and aircraft disabled on runway, but all 249 passengers disembarked
safely; Phuket airport closed for several hours. ‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report BFU Accident Report
D-ABXA
U-R10
Crashed close to Pattaya Dolphin World & Resort, Huay Yai area; 1 killed (Nawaporn Sawaetwong)
USMC
Bu156442 ‘ET-14’
Gulfstream C-20F
US Army
91-0108
Made an emergency landing in a forest in the northeastern part of Phitsanulok province whilst taking part
in the Cobra Gold exercises; 7 uninjured; 1 crew member badly burnt. ‘Nation’ Press Report
Nosewheel collapse at Chiang Mai
helicopter
‘Thai military’
16Mar13
Airbus A330
THAI
HS-TEB
22Apr13
Airbus A330
Singapore AL
9V-STO
Tyre burst on landing at Suvarnabhumi on flight TG314 from Kolkata; all 287 passengers and crew
evacuated safely. ‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
On flight SQ446 en route from Singapore to Dhaka there was a cargo fire indication requiring an
emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi. When opening the aft cargo door, the fire became visible with huge
plumes of smoke, and the cargo was extensively damaged; no injuries to 105 passengers and 12 crew
29Apr13
Paramotor
Mr. Pornchai
U-U14
Crashed in Mukdahan
30May13
Boeing 737-800
Nok Air
HS-DBE
06Jun13
Chieftain 350
Thai Regional
HS-FGA
Right nosewheel tyre blew out on landing at Chiang Rai, on flight DD8714 from Don Mueang; no injuries
to 162 on board
Accident at Koh Kut
17Jun13
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
7427
07Jul13
Cessna 172S
20Jul13
Fairchild AU-23A
Thai AF
31Jul13
Boeing 737-300
Orient Thai
HS-BRA
06Aug13
Boeing 737-800
Nok Air
HS-DBM
12Aug13
Paramotor
Whilst operating flight OX833 from Guiyang to Phuket the aircraft diverted to Surat Thani because of
poor weather at Phuket; a port main landing gear tyre burst on roll out after landing
Ran off the runway whilst preparing to take-off as flight DD7411 from Trang, and stuck in grass; no
injuries to 142 passengers & crew.
Behind the Olympic Village.37 by 7 Soi Krungthep Bridge Road, Saphan Sung, Bangkok.
21Aug13
Diamond DA40
CATC
HS-TPP
Forced landing on beach about 600 m from Hua Hin aiport; no injuries to 2 crew.
18-Jun-16
Lost contact while flying over forest site in Phetchabun's Khao Kor district.
Crashed into a pond at Banna, Nakhon Nayok province, following tail rotor malfunction en route from
Lopburi to Sa Kaeo province; 5 injured of 8 passengers & crew (Master Sergeant Sornravit Intor, Captain
Tumrongkeat Chattoranong, Sergeant Tawatchai Siriwong, Major Tosapon Nutsaryu and Captain Kachen
Sai-ting)
Accident at Best Ocean Golf strip, Samut Sakhon
HS-DSG
Reported crashed
47
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
27Aug13
Aero L-39ZA
Thai AF - 401 Sqdn
30Aug13
Airbus A380
THAI
HS-TUA
08Sep13
Airbus A330
THAI
HS-TEF
06Oct13
Saab 340
Siam GA
HS-GBG
09Oct13
Bell UH-1H
Thai Army
5717
29Oct13
Piper PA-31-350
28Nov13
Diamond DA40
CATC
13Dec13
Fairchild AU-23A
Thai AF
16Dec13
Diamond DA42
30Dec13
Cirrus SR-20
05Jan14
Boeing 767-3W0(ER)
Orient Thai / Saudia
03Feb14
Schweizer TH-300C
Thai Army - 4th Army, 5th Infantry
Division (Camp Vajiravudh)
05Feb14
Flying Inflatable Boat
19Feb14
CT/4E Airtrainer
25Feb14
Cessna 150H
14Mar14
Aero L-39ZA
Thai AF - 411 Sqdn
11Apr14
Boeing 737-809
10Jun14
Location & Details
‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
HS-RSI
Whilst trying to fix an ammunition jam on the ground at U-Tapao, the gun's chamber exploded; 1 killed
(Flight Sergeant 1st Class Chalong Manphrom), 3 injured (Pilot Officer Saksirin Rungroj, Flight Sergeant
1st Surachet Theekhawong & Leading Aircraftman Kanphop Sriprasert)
Flight TG600 from Bangkok to Hong Kong ran into heavy air turbulence during descent, resulting in
injuries to approx. 20 passengers and 1 flight attendant; minor damage to cabin
‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
Nosewheel collapsed on landing at Suvarnabhumi & ran off the runway, whilst operating flight TG679
from Guangzhou; 13 injured from 288 passengers and 14 crew. Aircraft moved from runway 11Sep13,
and runway 19L re-opened late that day.
Skidded off runway on landing at Udon Thani on flight DD8610 from Chiang Mai; nosewheel collapsed;
no injuries to 25 passengers and 3 crew ‘Bangkok Post’ & ‘Nation’ Press Reports
Crashed into Sai Bo La Yu Canal in tambon Thepa, Songkhla after flying into high voltage powerlines
whilst inspecting high-voltage transmission towers between Pattani and three districts of Songkhla;
airframe recovered 14Oct13; 1 injured from 10 on board.
‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report ‘Nation’ Press Report
Accident, believed wheels-up landing, at Phitsanulok; still there with bent props Jan15
HS-TPN
Accident in Phetchaburi province, 17 NM from Hua Hin Airport
Accident reported
HS-IAO
Accident at Roi Et Airport
HS-RSJ
Force-landed near Loei; 1 injured, 3 uninjured; wreck to Phitsanulok by Mar14
HS-BKE
Whilst operating flight SVA2841 from Mashhad, Iran to Medina, Saudi Arabia the aircraft landed at
Medina with the right main gear retracted. The number two engine contacted the runway before the
aircraft came to rest; 29 injured of 299 passengers & 16 crew
Burst into flames & destroyed on landing in Nakhon si Thammarat province
1371
F16k-18/47 / RR.18
Crashed into sea following engine failure shortly after take-off from water off Laem Ka Yai beach in
Rawai, Phuket; 1 killed (George Erwin Bach)
Forced landing near Khampaeng Saen; 2 crew uninjured
HS-ATC
Accident
China AL
B-18601
Slid off the runway during an emergency wheels-up landing at Korat, during Cope Tiger; 2 crew
uninjured
Incident over Lampang province
Airbus A320
Thai AirAsia
HS-ABN
Bird strike whilst landing at Nakhon si Thammarat; returned to service same day
26Jun14
Airbus A330
THAI
HS-TEO
Incident on approach to Suvarnabhumi
01Aug14
Cessna 172N
Royal Skyways
HS-RSH
Accident at Phitsanulok Airport
12Aug14
Boeing 747-400
Thai International
HS-TGY
20Aug14
Boeing 737-9GP(ER)
Thai Lion Air
HS-LTL
Emergency landing at Bali following crack in cockpit window, en route Sydney to Bangkok as TG476; no
injuries. Returned to Bangkok 14Aug14
Whilst operating flight SL8537 from Hat Yai to Bangkok, en route at FL340 about 130nm north of Hat
Yai, the first officer (age 47) became incapacitated and unconscious. The captain turned the aircraft
18-Jun-16
Thai AF
48
Date
Type
Operator
Serial
Location & Details
around and returned to Hat Yai for a safe landing about 32 minutes later, the first officer was taken to a
hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital
Bird strike after departing from Nakon si Thammarat; diverted to Surat Thani & landed safely
31Aug14
Boeing 737-8AS
Nok Air
HS-DBD
27Sep14
Eurocopter EC130B4
Advance Aviation
HS-CCN
05Oct14
Airbus A330
THAI
HS-TEJ
Crashed whilst attempting emergency landing in bad weather after leaving Putao airport, Kachin state,
Myanmar 27Sep14 to drop food for a team searching for two Myanmar climbers missing since 31Aug14
whilst attempting to climb the 5,881m Hkakabo Razi mountain (pilot Chatchawal Thanthongcrew &
passenger U Shwe Yin Taw Gyi rescued injured after 11 days in the jungle; Burmese pilot Aung Myat
Toe died on site of injuries)
Incident on approach to Suvarnabhumi
16Oct14
Airbus A320
Thai AirAsia
HS-ABL
Bird strike in port engine whilst landing at Nakhon si Thammarat; returned to service same day
03Nov14
Airbus A330
THAI
HS-TEG
13Nov14
Bell UH-1H
Thai Police
1701
17Nov14
Bell 212
Thai Army
35093
21Dec14
Jet Ranger
Thai Army
4446
27Jan15
Basler BT-67
Thai AF
L2k-5/42 / 46155
Ran off the runway prior to departure as TG047 from Khon Kaen; no injuries; left Khon Kaen back to
Suvarnabhumi 12Nov14
While lifting off from the pad at Ban Rai Pa Border Patrol Police School, Sangklaburi, Kanchanaburi
province the helicopter fell from 10-20m; 2 passengers (nurses) slightly injured
Crashed & dbf in a rubber plantation at 1730 at Ban Dok Bua in tambon Tha Wang Thong, shortly after
take-off from Khun Chuang Thammikarat Camp, Phayao; 9 killed (Maj Gen Songphol Thongjeen [deputy
3rd Army Region commander]; Col Kitti Suwanchareon; Col Yuttaphong Phuenfung; Lt Col Wuttisak
Soonthornsook; SM 1 Anan Chomchiangkham, Lt Col Manit Surasaena [pilot]; Capt. Woraphong
Changsalak [co-pilot]; SM 1 Somphob [engineer] & SM 1 Aphirun [engineer])
Crashed in bad weather at Ban Poye, tambon Lammai, Muang district, Yala province; 4 on board injured
(Capt. Seksan Phuripol, Lt. Aphisit Phrahasa, mechanic SM Sanguan Muenkamrueng, mechanic SM
Kittipong Santit)
Ran off runway on landing at Lopburi; crew uninjured
29Jan15
Bell 212
Thai Army
35010
13Feb15
ATR-72
Bangkok AW
HS-PGA
20Feb15
GD F-16A
Thai AF – 103 Sqdn
Kh19-16/37 / 10316
26Feb15
Airbus A340-600
Thai International
HS-TNF
20Mar15
Basler BT-67
Thai AF
L2k-04/41 / 46154
22Mar15
Boeing 777-2D7
Thai International
HS-TJH
27/28Mar15
Boeing 737-300
Orient Thai
HS-BRB
01Apr15
Airbus A380
THAI
HS-TUB
22Apr15
Robinson R-44
Heliluck
HS-PLL
18-Jun-16
Emergency landing on the grounds of a school at Ang Thong, Kanchanaburi following engine problems;
no injuries
Damaged when tail clipped by taxying Korean Air A330 HL7538 at Yangon; A330 continued and took
off, but returned toYangon after being notified of the incident by ATC
‘Yahoo Finance’ Press Report
Crashed in Khok Sampong district, Lopburi at 1440 whilst taking part in missile launch training; pilot
(Flt. Lt. Noppanon Niwasanon) killed
Whilst operating flight TG641 from Tokyo to Bangkok the aircraft hit an air pocket; 11 injured
Burst tyre on landing & ran off runway at Chiang Mai 20Mar15, but back in service same day; crew
uninjured ‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
Starboard engine ingested a bird on approach to Kathmandu whilst operating TG319 from Bangkok; the
aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 02; repaired on site and returned to Bangkok as TG320
Emergency landing at Kunming following apparent cabin depressurisation en route from Phuket to
Chengdu as OX682; minor injuries; returned to Suvarnabhumi 23Jun15
Damaged by food truck whilst parked at Charles de Gaulle Airport; repaired & returned to Suvarnabhumi
04Apr15 ‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
Crashed behind Wat Paramaiyikawas, tambon Koh Kret, Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi province; 3
slightly injured, 1 uninjured ‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
49
Date
Type
11May15
Paraglider
24Jun15
GD F-16A ADF
27Aug15
Serial
Location & Details
Thai AF – 102 Sqdn
10208
Airbus A320-232/W
Thai Smile
HS-TXM
Blown into high-voltage cables, which short-circuited, at Ban Noen Saen Suk sports ground, Sri Racha
district whilst taking part in the Sixth Air Sea Land Thailand Open (pilot, Kanokrat Huanak, injured)
Badly damaged when, after the engine had been started and was idling at Takhli AFB, the aircraft lurched
forward almost 100m and slid into a ditch; pilot successfully ejected
Slightly damaged when left wing hit airbridge at Chiang Mai ‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
30Aug15
Boeing 737-86N/W
Nok Air
HS-DBR
01Oct15
Diamond DA40
International Aviation College HS-IAF
15Oct15
Bell 205A
Thai Police
26Dec15
paramotor
mid-Jan16
SeaMax M-22
U-S69
24Jan16
Rans RV-8
HS-GMC
24Feb16
Diamond DA40
International Aviation College HS-IAE
11Apr16
Boeing 737-300
Orient Thai
02Jun16
Diamond DA42
International Aviation College
17Jun16
ATR-72
Nok Air
18-Jun-16
Operator
Bird strike shortly after take-off from Nakhon si Thammarat on flight DD7805 to Don Mueang, and made
precautionary landing at Surat Thani ‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
Ran off end of runway whilst attempting downwind landing at Nong Kor
1727
Forced landed into a banana plantation near Mong Kua village in tambon Mae Chan, Umphang district,
Tak Province after engine failure; was based with Border Patrol Police Unit 34, based at Phra Chao Tak
military camp; no injuries ‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report
A team of five paramotors were flying from Mae Sai to Wiang Kaen, Chiang Rai province, but one did
not arrive; it was discovered at Ban Paxang, Sainyabuli province, Laos, about 3km from the Thai border,
having been blown across the border in strong winds; pilot, Taweesak Unhapattana, uninjured and
returned to Thailand a few days later
Damaged following in flight fire after being flown uncowled; air pressure pushed the muffler onto the
carburetor
Belly-landed into cassava field in Phrao district, Chiang Mai province following engine failure; 2 (Gary
McNair & Martin Clarke) unhurt
Destroyed in forced landing into tapioca plantation between Muang and Pone Sawan districts, Nakhon
Phanom province; 2 injured
Lost one of the nosewheel pair on departure from Phuket as OX616, and discovered after arrival in
Nanning ‘Flight Global’ Press Report
Crashed on take-off from Nakhon Phanom; 3 killed (Pol Lt Col Somboon Kamnuengratanawongsa, copilot Sub Lt Chinawut Nualkrab, and trainee Yingyos Udonpim)
Emergency landing at Chumphon with cracked windscreen, en route from Rayong to Bangkok
‘Bangkok Post’ Press Report ‘Thai PBS’ Press Report
HS-BRI
HS-DRD
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