Ubon Ratchathani - Ubon Ratchathani

On September 3, 1964 at 07:00 PM, Ubon Ratchathani - Ubon Ratchathani experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Royal Thai Air Force - Kong Thap Akat Thai, with the event recorded near Ubon Ratchathani Ubon Ratchathani (<U+0E2D><U+0E38><U+0E1A><U+0E25><U+0E23><U+0E32><U+0E0A><U+0E18><U+0E32><U+0E19><U+0E35>).

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

33 people were known to be on board, 28 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 84.8%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 30, passenger fatalities: 25, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful training mission over the Lopburi region, the aircraft was returning to Ubon Ratchathani Airport, carrying three crew members and 30 paratroopers on behalf of the 22th Airborne Unit. On final approach by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions due to fog when the airplane struck trees and crashed 2 km short of runway threshold. Five occupants were injured while 28 other were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration L2-29/02, MSN 15597/27042, year of manufacture 1945.