Chiang Mai - Udon Thani

Following an uneventful flight from Chiang Mai, the crew completed the landing on runway 30 at Udon Thani Airport. The aircraft vacated runway and was taxiing when control was lost. The airplane veered to the right, entered a soft grassy area, lost its nose gear and came to rest. All 28 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

Chiang Mai - Udon Thani

Aircraft

Saab 340

Registration

HS-GBG

MSN

453

Year of Manufacture

1998

Operator

Nok mini

Date

October 6, 2013 at 08:45 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Taxiing

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Udon Thani 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 October 6, 2013 at 08:45 AM, Chiang Mai - Udon Thani experienced a crash involving Saab 340, operated by Nok mini, with the event recorded near Udon Thani Udon Thani (<U+0E2D><U+0E38><U+0E14><U+0E23><U+0E18><U+0E32><U+0E19><U+0E35>).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was taxiing at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

28 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 28 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 25, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful flight from Chiang Mai, the crew completed the landing on runway 30 at Udon Thani Airport. The aircraft vacated runway and was taxiing when control was lost. The airplane veered to the right, entered a soft grassy area, lost its nose gear and came to rest. All 28 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration HS-GBG, MSN 453, year of manufacture 1998.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Following an uneventful flight from Chiang Mai, the crew completed the landing on runway 30 at Udon Thani Airport. The aircraft vacated runway and was taxiing when control was lost. The airplane veered to the right, entered a soft grassy area, lost its nose gear and came to rest. All 28 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

25

Estimated Survivors

28

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 28

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Chiang Mai - Udon Thani

Operator

Nok mini

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Taxiing

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Asia • Thailand

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Saab 340

Registration

HS-GBG

MSN

453

Year of Manufacture

1998