Khon Kaen - Udorn AFB

The pilot was performing a positioning flight from Khon Kaen to the Royal Thai Air Force Base of Udorn located in Udon Thani. En route, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field near Kumphawapi. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.

Flight / Schedule

Khon Kaen - Udorn AFB

Registration

HS-PAA

MSN

2171

Year of Manufacture

1931

Date

June 22, 1933 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Positioning

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Kumphawapi Udon Thani (<U+0E2D><U+0E38><U+0E14><U+0E23><U+0E18><U+0E32><U+0E19><U+0E35>)

Region

Asia • Thailand

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On June 22, 1933 at 12:00 AM, Khon Kaen - Udorn AFB experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, operated by Aerial Transport Company, with the event recorded near Kumphawapi Udon Thani (<U+0E2D><U+0E38><U+0E14><U+0E23><U+0E18><U+0E32><U+0E19><U+0E35>).

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The pilot was performing a positioning flight from Khon Kaen to the Royal Thai Air Force Base of Udorn located in Udon Thani. En route, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field near Kumphawapi. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HS-PAA, MSN 2171, year of manufacture 1931.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The pilot was performing a positioning flight from Khon Kaen to the Royal Thai Air Force Base of Udorn located in Udon Thani. En route, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field near Kumphawapi. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Khon Kaen - Udorn AFB

Flight Type

Positioning

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • Thailand

Aircraft Details

Registration

HS-PAA

MSN

2171

Year of Manufacture

1931