B-811

On October 20, 1954 at 12:00 AM, B-811 experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Civil Air Transport, with the event recorded near Hua Hin Prachuap Khiri Khan (<U+0E1B><U+0E23><U+0E30><U+0E08><U+0E27><U+0E1A><U+0E04><U+0E35><U+0E23><U+0E35><U+0E02><U+0E31><U+0E19><U+0E18><U+0E4C>).

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a sea supply mission on behalf of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). While flying at low height, the pilot-in-command attempted a turn to the left when the left wing hit the water surface, causing the aircraft to crash into the sea few km off Hua Hin. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven occupants have been killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-811, MSN 18947, year of manufacture 1943.