Prachuap Khiri Khan - Prachuap Khiri Khan

The single engine aircraft departed Prachuap Khiri Khan for a local training flight, carrying two pilots and one engineer. En route, the crew encountered technical problems with the engine and was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a field located in the Phanom Thuan District. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while both pilots were uninjured. The engineer was slightly injured.

Flight / Schedule

Prachuap Khiri Khan - Prachuap Khiri Khan

Registration

74-2082

MSN

2082

Year of Manufacture

1974

Date

March 23, 2012 at 03:00 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Phanom Thuan Kanchanaburi (<U+0E01><U+0E32><U+0E0D><U+0E08><U+0E19><U+0E1A><U+0E38><U+0E23><U+0E35>)

Region

Asia • Thailand

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On March 23, 2012 at 03:00 PM, Prachuap Khiri Khan - Prachuap Khiri Khan experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Royal Thai Air Force - Kong Thap Akat Thai, with the event recorded near Phanom Thuan Kanchanaburi (<U+0E01><U+0E32><U+0E0D><U+0E08><U+0E19><U+0E1A><U+0E38><U+0E23><U+0E35>).

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The single engine aircraft departed Prachuap Khiri Khan for a local training flight, carrying two pilots and one engineer. En route, the crew encountered technical problems with the engine and was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a field located in the Phanom Thuan District. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while both pilots were uninjured. The engineer was slightly injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 74-2082, MSN 2082, year of manufacture 1974.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The single engine aircraft departed Prachuap Khiri Khan for a local training flight, carrying two pilots and one engineer. En route, the crew encountered technical problems with the engine and was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a field located in the Phanom Thuan District. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while both pilots were uninjured. The engineer was slightly injured.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

1

Estimated Survivors

3

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Prachuap Khiri Khan - Prachuap Khiri Khan

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • Thailand

Aircraft Details

Registration

74-2082

MSN

2082

Year of Manufacture

1974