Phuket - Ranong

On July 21, 1997 at 01:08 PM, Phuket - Ranong experienced a crash involving Learjet 31, operated by Singapore Airlines, with the event recorded near Ranong Ranong (<U+0E23><U+0E30><U+0E19><U+0E2D><U+0E07>).

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a training flight from Phuket to Ranong. While descending to Ranong Airport in poor weather conditions, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 48 km south of Ranon. Both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9V-ATD, MSN 31-033B, year of manufacture 1993.