Thai Flying Service Flight 209

Thai Flying Service Flight 209
HS-SKR, the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date22 August 2024 (2024-08-22)
SummaryCrashed shortly after takeoff, under investigation
Sitenear Wat Khao Din temple [th], Bang Pakong District, Chachoengsao province, Thailand
Aircraft
Aircraft typeCessna 208B Grand Caravan
OperatorThai Flying Service on behalf of Soneva Kiri
ICAO flight No.TFT209
Call signTHAI FLYING 209
RegistrationHS-SKR
Flight originSuvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand
DestinationSoneva Kiri private airstrip, Ko Mai Si, Ko Kut district, Trat province, Thailand
Occupants9
Passengers7
Crew2
Fatalities9
Survivors0

Thai Flying Service Flight 209 was a domestic Thai passenger charter flight operated by Thai Flying Service on behalf of Soneva Kiri from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport to the hotel's private airstrip on Ko Mai Si in Ko Kut district, Trat Province. On 22 August 2024, the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan serving the flight, with nine occupants on board, crashed shortly after taking off from Bangkok, killing all aboard.[1][2]

  1. ^ Ekvitthayavechnukul, Chalida (22 August 2024). "Small passenger plane crashes on flight to eastern Thailand, all 9 aboard are believed dead". Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Tragic Plane Crash in Thailand: Search for Survivors Ends". Devdiscourse. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.