Hong Kong - Bangkok

On September 2, 1977 at 08:38 AM, Hong Kong - Bangkok experienced a crash involving Canadair CL-44, operated by Transmeridian Air Cargo, with the event recorded near Hong Kong-Kai Tak Hong Kong.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Hong Kong-Kai Tak Airport runway 13, while climbing, smoke was seen from the rear of number 4 engine. The propeller was feathered and the crew contacted ATC. About a minute after takeoff, the crew requested the permission to return for an emergency landing on runway 31. After being cleared to descend to 2,000 feet, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea off the Waglan Island. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all four occupants were killed. They were completing a cargo flight from Hong Kong to UK with an intermediate stop in Bangkok.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ATZH, MSN 21, year of manufacture 1961.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 22.3316°, 114.2031°.