 A Vietnam Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 September 1988 |
| Summary | CFIT for reasons unknown, possibly due to a lightning strike |
| Site | Near Semafahkarm Village, Tambon Khu Khot, Amphoe Lam Luk Ka, Pathum Thani, Thailand 13°57′49″N 100°38′36″E / 13.96361°N 100.64333°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-134 |
| Operator | Vietnam Airlines |
| Call sign | VIET NAM AIRLINES 831 |
| Registration | VN-A102 |
| Flight origin | Hanoi International Airport |
| Destination | Don Mueang International Airport |
| Occupants | 90 |
| Passengers | 84 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 76 |
| Injuries | 14 |
| Survivors | 14 |
Vietnam Airlines Flight 831, a Tupolev Tu-134, crashed in a rice field 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) N of Bangkok International Airport, while operating a flight from Hanoi, Vietnam to Bangkok, Thailand, on 9 September 1988. The cause of the accident is undetermined; however, the pilots reported the aircraft may have been struck by lightning as it approached to land.[1] Three crew and 73 passengers died in the accident, whilst 14 others survived. This accident was the second deadliest accident at the time in Thailand, and is currently the fifth deadliest.[2]
Accident
[edit]While flying above the outer marker, the aircraft descended below the minimum safe altitude and crashed into the ground. The aircraft exploded on impact with debris spread over 500 metres (1,600 ft).[2]
Notable passengers
[edit]Among the dead was Vietnamese Minister of Public Health Đặng Hồi Xuân.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lightning may be cause of crash". Lodi News-Sentinel. 1988-09-10. Retrieved 2019-01-06 – via Google News.
- ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-134A VN-A102 Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ Indochina Chronology. Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California. 1988. p. 7.
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