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Accident | |
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Date | 27 April 1980 |
Summary | Pilot error in thunderstorm |
Site | 15 km north east of Bangkok, Thailand |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Hawker Siddeley HS 748 |
Operator | Thai Airways |
Registration | HS-THB |
Flight origin | Khon Kaen Airport, Thailand |
Destination | Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand |
Passengers | 49 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 44 |
Injuries | 9 |
Survivors | 9 |
Thai Airways Flight 231 was a scheduled passenger flight that crashed on 27 April 1980. The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 operating the flight, registration HS-THB, stalled and crashed after entering a thunderstorm on approach to Bangkok. The accident killed 44 out of 53 passengers and crew on board.