THAI AIR ACCIDENTS (from 2000)
Below are listed brief details of known accidents to Thai aircraft, civil and military, and to other aircraft where the accident was within Thailand. The bulk of the data is from Thai DoA records, from Royal Thai Air Force sources and from press reports. Credit is also due to various Air Britain publications, Sid Nanson, Vidya Tapasanan, Marco Dijkshoorn (Scramble), Cheryl Baumgartner, Ed Young’s “Aerial Nationalism – A History of Aviation in Thailand” (Smithsonian 1995), NTSB website and others. For Vietnam era US military accidents, Chris Hobson’s “Vietnam Air Losses” is a valuable source of more detailed information.
Date	Type	Operator	Serial	Location & Details
c.2000	Rans S-6S			Suffered engine failure on take-off from Kamol Farm, stalled and dbf after it attempted to turn back to the runway; pilot killed
25-Feb-00	Bell 212	Thai Army	31279	Crashed at Kanchanaburi; 11 killed
20-Jul-00	Aero L-39ZA	Thai AF		Crashed after engine trouble at Lopburi
10-Nov-00	Aero L-39ZA	Thai AF		Crashed 130 miles NE of Bangkok; 1 killed; 1 injured
17-Nov-00	“twin-engined aircraft”	CATC ?		Hijacked by Ly Tong after take-off on training flight from Hua Hin, flown to Ho Chi Minh City to drop leaflets, then landed back at U-Tapao
24-Nov-00	Boeing 737	Thai International	HS-TDF	Damaged at Don Muang
03-Mar-01	Boeing 737	Thai International	HS-TDC	dbf following bomb explosion on ground at Don Muang
07-Apr-01	Bell 206	Thai AF	H8-05/38 (?) or H8-03/38 (?)	Crashed near Chiang Mai after collision with HT cables; 5 killed
11-Apr-01	Cessna TU.206G	Tango	1114	W/o after hitting HT wires attempting an emergency return to Chiang Mai following engine failure on first post-restoration flight by ‘Tango Squadron’; 5 killed
26-May-01	Bell 212	Thai Navy	2212	W/o
2001	Mooney M20R		HS-SPR	W/o at Bangphra
2001	Malibu 310P		HS-ASL	Accident; repaired
2001	AS350	Kaset	18304	Wreck noted dumped at Khlong Luant Dec-01
23-Jul-01	Bell AH-1	Thai Army	9999	W/o
Oct-01	ATR-72	Bangkok AW	HS-PGC	Ran off the runway on landing in bad weather at Seam Reap, Cambodia; airport closed for 2 days
18-Dec-01	Travel Air 2000	Tango	HS-IAM	Force landed; repaired
29-Apr-02	Northrop F-5E	Thai AF – Wing 7		Crashed in Si Chon district, Nakhon Si Thammarat; 1 baled out
07-May-02	Alpha Jet	Thai AF	23131	Developed engine trouble and crashed in storm at Nong Bua Lamphu province; 1 killed
08-Jul-02	AS350	Kaset	18302	Crashed near Palon, Mae Al district; 2 killed
17-Oct-02	CT/4 Airtrainer	Thai AF	RR.006	Crashed into coconut plantation after engine failure in Bang Khonthi district, Samut Songkhram; 1 killed; 1 injured
14-Nov-02	Bell UH-1H	Thai Army	5413	Crashed into a field near Mubang Chunatan en route from Korat to Sakhon Nakhon; 4 injured
03-Dec-02	Travel Air 2000	Tango	HS-IAM	Force landed 26 miles south of Lopburi; repaired
14-Jan-03	Islander	Siam Air Sports	HS-RON	Crashed on take-off from Pattaya
21-Jan-03	Bell UH-1H	Thai Army	6477	Crashed & dbf at Saprannath airfield, Koksamrong district whilst on test flight; 1 killed
30-Jan-03	Sikorsky S-76B	Thai Navy	2309 ??	Crashed at Ban Mai, Muang District, Chanthaburi; 1 killed, 2 injured
09-Apr-03	Northrop F-5F	Thai AF	Kh18Kh2-2/21 / 61612??	Crashed at Yasothorn; 1 killed, 1 ejected
26-Apr-03	Malibu 350P		HS-AKS	Crashed in bad weather near Lopburi en route Don Muang-Chiang Mai; 3 killed
2003/04	Basler BT-67	Thai AF	L2k-01/41 / 46151	Veered off runway at Phitsanulok & one engine damaged; still wfu Feb-05
21-Aug-03	Cessna 150L	Thai AF	Ph1-4/34 / 5077	Force-landed in a field in Lam Luk Ka district, Pathum Thani; 2 slightly injured
20-Oct-03	Bell UH-1H	Thai Army	5320	Main rotor clipped trees and landed hard in severe weather; minor damage
29-Oct-03	h/c	Thai Army		Emergency landing following engine failure near the Burmese border; 1 injured
04-Dec-03	Boeing 747-200	Orient Thai	HS-UTB	Panel fell of port wing shortly after take-off from Hong Kong, and returned safely.
15-Jan-04	GD F-16A	Thai AF – 103 Sqdn	Kh19-18/37 / 10318	Badly damaged in hard landing following engine malfunction at Korat
16-Feb-04	GD F-16A	Thai AF – 403 Sqdn	Kh19-27/38 / 40309	Badly damaged when it slid off the runway at Takhli whilst demonstrating a ‘scramble’ take-off to a Pre-Cadet School crowd; sustained "heavy damage"
23-Feb-04	Pilatus PC-9	Thai AF	F19-14/34 ??	Crashed on take-off from Kamphaeng Saen; 1 killed
05-Mar-04	C-130	Thai AF		Wheels up landing at Hat Yai
16-Mar-04	CASA CN235	Thai Police	28053	Damaged on landing at Pattani; repaired
2004 ?	Murphy Renegade		U-R02	Dbf following aborted take-off from CMT Chonburi
20-Jun-04	AA-5A Cheetah	Thai Flying Club	HS-ATH	Emergency landing following engine failure into cassava field in Nongtaroon, Pong sub-district, east of Pattaya & written off; 2 slightly injured
15-Jul-04	CT/4E Airtrainer	Thai AF		Crashed into sugar cane field in Phnom Thuan district, Kanchanaburi Province following engine failure; 2 killed
07-Aug-04	ATR-72	Thai International		Damaged when landed with nosegear up at Mae Hong Son
22-Nov-04	HS748	Thai AF	99-999	Nosewheel collapsed on landing at Don Muang; not repaired and wfu Apr-06
28-Nov-04	Boeing 747 + Boeing 747	Thai International + Qantas	HS-TGJ + VH-OJM	Involved in airmiss at FL360 over Australia
2005	Alpha Jet	Thai AF		Crashed; 1 killed
08-Jan-05	CT/4E Airtrainer	Thai AF	F16k-14/44 / RR.14	Crashed on take-of from Watthana Nakhon, Sakeo during Children’s Day display; 2 killed
16-Feb-05	Northrop F-5E	Thai AF	Kh18Kh-12/21 / 61675	Crashed onto a prawn farm in Lamai District, Chumphon; 1 killed
12-Mar-05	Cessna 172		HS-PRS	Crashed on landing at EGAT airfield, Sam Ngao district, Tak 12-Mar-05; 3 killed
20-Mar-05	Bell UH-1H	Thai Army	20294	Crashed in northern Chiang Mai, Fang district, near the Myanmar border; 10 injured
19-Apr-05	Airbus A330 + Boeing 777	Thai International + Singapore AL	HS-TEL + 9V-SQK	Thai A330 lost starboard wingtip whilst taxying when it hit the port wing of a Singapore AL Boeing 777 parked at Don Muang; no injuries
21-Apr-05	Northrop F-5B	Thai AF – Wing 7	Kh18k-4/25 / 40778	Crashed in Punpin District, Surat Thani, 3 miles from Surat Thani AFB, after engine failure on; 2 killed
22-May-05	Boeing 747-400	Thai International		Made emergency landing in Calcutta en route Bangkok to Munich after crack found in windshield; no injuries
29-May-05	??	Thai International		Flight from Beijing to Bangkok returned to Beijing with engine problem; no injuries
01-Jun-05	MD-11	Thai International		TG971 encountered pressurisation problem over Germany shortly after departure from Zurich, and returned to Zurich; no injuries
15-Jul-05	Boeing 717	Bangkok AW		Wing hit by truck and damaged whilst parked at Don Muang
17-Jul-05	Cessna U206G		HS-AZZ	Ran out of fuel and landed in a field off the end of Runway 05, Bangphra; prop, engine & nose wheel damaged; no injuries
06-Sep-05	Fairchild AU-23A	Thai AF	JTh2-31/19 / 42090	Crashed into Gulf off Ban Nong Prom beach, Prachap Khiri Khan; 1 killed (F/O Pruetji Ampornrat)
2005	Grumman American AG-5B		HS-ASV	Details unknown
11-Sep-05	NAMC YS-11A	Phuket Air	HS-KVO	9R326 from Bangkok ran off runway at Mae Sot on landing in heavy rain; starboard wing & engine damaged; no injuries
13-Oct-05	Jet Ranger	Thai Army	1118	Crashed near Mae Kerng waterfall in Wiang Kosai national park, Wang Chin district, Phrae while on its way from Phitsanulok to the Pha Muang task force HQ in Mae Rim district, Chiang Mai; 4 killed (Maj-Gen Pairat Thongjattu, Maj Wisit Worawitwattana, Capt Thonglor Nakphu & Capt Komin Thong-uthai)
26-Oct-05	Airbus A300	Thai International		Skidded off runway at Don Muang in heavy rain; no injuries
26-Oct-05	Airbus A340-600	Thai International	HS-TNA	FlightTG981 burst tyres on port side on landing in strong crosswinds at Melbourne, resulting in small hydraulic fires; no injuries
15-Dec-05	Pilatus PC-9	Thai AF	F19-4/34	Crashed following engine failure into coconut plantation in Tambon Si Muen, Damnoen Saduak district, Ratchaburi Province; 2 ejected & slightly injured
18-Jan-06	Northrop F-5E	Thai AF	Kh18Kh-2/21 / 61665	Aborted take-off from U-Tapao at 150 knots, and ran off runway; repaired; no injuries
18-Jan-06	CT/4E Airtrainer	Thai AF	F16k-6/42 / RR.6	Crashed onto building in Bang Pla Ma district, Supanburi Province; 1 killed (Flt Lt Nawin Pinprasert)
05-Feb-06	Boeing 737-400	Nok Air	HS-TDD	Made a technical return to Don Muang after suffering engine problems following departure as flight DD7506 to Phuket. Was deliberately run off the runway at Don Muang on landing
29-Mar-06	Pilatus Turbo-Porter	Kaset	1312	Crashed after engine failure shortly after take-off from Chantaburi Airport & dbf in a durian plantation near Khao Wua village in Tambon Noen Soong, whilst on a cloud-seeding operation; 4 killed, 1 injured (Capt Wichian Worachat, the pilot, M-Sgt Thaweesak Chuaychu, a technician, Yai Silpaya, an agricultural worker and Panya Sriwimol, a volunteer)
May-06	Cherokee 161	CATC	HS-TCG	Force-landed
06-Jun-06	Aero L-39ZA	Thai AF	KhF1-24/37	W/o after hard landing
15-Jul-06	Boeing 747	Thai International	HS-TGY	Collided with Air France Regional Embraer 135 F-GOHC whilst taxying out at Madrid en route Rome and Bangkok. The starboard wingtip struck the rear fuselage of the Embraer, and cut off its tail. The Boeing 747 was repaired on site and returned to Bangkok 16-Jul-06.
24-Aug-06	Basler BT-67	Thai AF	L2k-2/41 / 46152	Force-landed near Korat AFB & heavily damaged; 12 crew uninjured
09-Sep-06	Cherokee 140		HS-ATK	Crashed into paddy field near Ban Pho railway station, Bang Pa-in, Ayutthaya; 4 injured
16-Sep-06	Cessna T-41B	Thai Army	5172	Crashed into paddy field following engine failure and dbf in Hang Dong district, Chiang Mai, en route to Mae Hong Son from Tak; 3 crew (Capt Chatnimit Klawklar, pilot) uninjured
27-Oct-06	Jet Ranger	Kaset	1611	Crashed into Bung Boraphet (a freshwater swamp), Muang District, Nakhon Sawan at 1400 whilst carrying food and relief items to assist flood victims in Tha Tako district. Believed to have been overloaded with bottled water when it crashed into 10m of water; 1 killed (Lt-General Apai Phunuchapai, the pilot), 1 severely injured (2nd-Lieutenant Narong Phosawat, a mechanic)
08-Nov-06	Lear Jet 35A	Thai AF	TL12-2/31 / 40208	Engine lost power at 150ft immediately after take off at 0950 from Takhli on a photo-recce mission to Nampong gunnery range; attempted an emergency landing but hit an empty hangar; 7 killed (Wing Com. Pichet Chayachavalit, pilot; Capt Dusit Khaokhew, co-pilot; Capt Lert Popan, navigator; Capt Songwuit Eiamjang, Co. Yuthakorn Eiamlert & Co. Suthisak Rojwaradilok, photographers & Co. Nirut Wangchuaklang, maintenance crew)
Nov-06	Bird Dog	Thai AF / Tango Squadron	T2-26/15 / 53182	Slightly damaged on landing at Pattaya Air Park when lost the right brake and wandered off the runway
05-Dec-06	Airship	Akkara Co Ltd.		Crashed at 1000 when a sudden strong wind caused the two pilots to lose control of the airship, causing it to crash into two power poles and a coconut tree, then to the ground at Tambon Nongplue, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province; the two Russian pilots were flying the airship to a spot on Pattaya beach to take part in a show as part of the celebration of King Bhumipol’s birthday; 2 pilots (Russian) injured
2007	Robinson R-22B-2 Beta		HS-SPC	Hit foreign object whilst flying too low over sea en route Hua Hin
early 2007	SIAI SF-260		HS-AFE	Accident at Phitsanulok; nosegear collapsed. Under repair at Takhli Jan-08
02-Feb-07	Cirrus SR20		N901SR	Crashed near Narssarssuaq off the coast of Greenland after the pilot had indicated he had a low engine oil issue and was going to attempt an emergency water ditching; aircraft destroyed during the water ditching attempt and has not been recovered; pilot killed