What the records say
- When
- 27 Apr 1980
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 13.91° N, 100.61° E
- Description
- 1980 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 44
Placed at the coordinates of its French Wikipedia article.
Thai Airways Flight 231
1980 aviation accident
Thai Airways Flight 231 was a scheduled passenger flight that crashed on 27 April 1980. The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 operating the flight, registration HS-THB, stalled and crashed after entering a thunderstorm on approach to Bangkok. The accident killed 44 out of 53 passengers and crew on board.
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