L2-13/96

The crew was completing a training mission when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea few km off Si Racha. All five occupants were killed.

Flight / Schedule

L2-13/96

Registration

L2-13/96

MSN

12872

Year of Manufacture

1944

Date

January 18, 1980 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Si Racha Chonburi (<U+0E0A><U+0E25><U+0E1A><U+0E38><U+0E23><U+0E35>)

Region

Asia • Thailand

Narrative Report

On January 18, 1980 at 12:00 AM, L2-13/96 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 Si Racha Chonburi (<U+0E0A><U+0E25><U+0E1A><U+0E38><U+0E23><U+0E35>).

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

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was completing a training mission when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea few km off Si Racha. All five occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration L2-13/96, MSN 12872, year of manufacture 1944.

Fatalities

Total

5

Crew

5

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was completing a training mission when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea few km off Si Racha. All five occupants were killed.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

5

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 5

Operational Details

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

Asia • Thailand

Aircraft Details

Registration

L2-13/96

MSN

12872

Year of Manufacture

1944