 HS-TID, the aircraft involved in the accident, in April 1992 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 July 1992 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
| Site | Langtang National Park, Langtang, Nepal 28°03′09″N 85°27′03″E / 28.05250°N 85.45083°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A310-304 |
| Aircraft name | Buri Ram |
| Operator | Thai Airways International |
| IATA flight No. | TG311 |
| ICAO flight No. | THA311 |
| Call sign | THAI 311 |
| Registration | HS-TID |
| Flight origin | Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Destination | Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Occupants | 113 |
| Passengers | 99 |
| Crew | 14 |
| Fatalities | 113 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Thai Airways International Flight 311 (TG311/THA311) was a flight from Bangkok, Thailand's Don Mueang International Airport to Kathmandu, Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport. On Friday, 31 July 1992, an Airbus A310-304 on the route crashed on approach to Kathmandu. At 07:00:26 UTC (12:45:26 NST; 14:00:26 ICT), the aircraft crashed into the side of a mountain 37 kilometres (23 mi; 20 nmi) north of Kathmandu at an altitude of 11,500 ft (3,505 m) and a ground speed of 300 knots (560 km/h; 350 mph), killing all 113 passengers and crew members on board. This was both the first hull loss and the first fatal accident involving the Airbus A310.[1][2]
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