Runway Excursion | |
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Date | 4 August 2009 |
Summary | Runway excursion on landing |
Site | Samui Airport, Thailand 09°32′52″N 100°03′44″E / 9.54778°N 100.06222°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | ATR 72-212A |
Aircraft name | Pha Ngan |
Operator | Bangkok Airways |
Registration | HS-PGL |
Flight origin | Krabi Airport, Thailand |
Destination | Samui Airport, Thailand |
Passengers | 68 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 1 |
Injuries | 41 |
Survivors | 71 |
Bangkok Airways Flight 266 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Krabi Airport to Samui Airport, Thailand. On 4 August 2009, the aircraft skidded off the runway on landing and crashed into an old and unmanned control tower. One pilot died and 41 other people were injured.