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Bangkok Airways Flight 266

4 Aug 2009 · 9.55° N, 100.06° E

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When
4 Aug 2009
Kind
Event
Coordinates
9.55° N, 100.06° E
Description
Bangkok Airways Flight PG 266 crashes into a disused control tower at Samui Airport on the island of Ko Samui, Thailand, killing at least one person.

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Bangkok Airways Flight 266

2009 aviation accident in Thailand

Bangkok Airways Flight 266 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Krabi Airport to Samui Airport, Thailand. On 4 August 2009, the aircraft skidded off the runway on landing and crashed into an old and unmanned control tower. One pilot died and 41 other people were injured.

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