Plane Hits Control Tower on Thai Island, 1 Dead

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Status: Preliminary

Date: 04 AUG 2009

Time: ca 14:30

Type: ATR-72

Operator: Bangkok Airways

Registration:

C/n / msn:

First flight:

Crew: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4

Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 68

Total: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 72

Airplane damage: Substantial

Location: Koh Samui Airport (Thailand)

Phase: Landing (LDG)

Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger

Departure airport: Krabi Airport (KBV/VTSG), Thailand

Destination airport: Koh Samui Airport (USM/VTSM), Thailand

Flightnumber: 266

Narrative:

A Bangkok Airways ATR-72 passenger plane was substantially damaged when it skidded off the runway at Koh Samui.

METAR about the time of the accident (07:30 UTC):

VTSG 040700Z 32005KT 9000 SCT020 BKN300 30/23 Q1008/A2977 RWY 32 INFO I=

VTSG 040800Z 32004KT 9000 SCT020 BKN300 28/25 Q1007/A2975 RWY 32 INFO J=