Surasi - Surasi
Flight / Schedule
Surasi - Surasi
Aircraft
Cessna 208A CaravanRegistration
1917
MSN
208-0267
Year of Manufacture
1997
Date
September 24, 2019 at 09:30 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Moo 2 (Sai Yok) Kanchanaburi (<U+0E01><U+0E32><U+0E0D><U+0E08><U+0E19><U+0E1A><U+0E38><U+0E23><U+0E35>)
Region
Asia • Thailand
Narrative Report
On September 24, 2019 at 09:30 AM, Surasi - Surasi experienced a crash involving Cessna 208A Caravan, operated by KASET - Bureau of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation, with the event recorded near Moo 2 (Sai Yok) 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.
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 crew (one instructor aged 58 and one pilot under supervision aged 28) departed Surasi Air Base around 0900LT on a training flight. En route, in unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane crashed near Moo 2 (Sai Yok district). The aircraft disintegrated on impact and both occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 1917, MSN 208-0267, year of manufacture 1997.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
2
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew (one instructor aged 58 and one pilot under supervision aged 28) departed Surasi Air Base around 0900LT on a training flight. En route, in unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane crashed near Moo 2 (Sai Yok district). The aircraft disintegrated on impact and both occupants were killed.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Surasi - Surasi
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Asia • Thailand
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