26 Mar Shorts 330-200 – HS-TSC Three men armed with knives, explosives and a rifle commandeered the plane and demanded to go to Chiang Rai, Thailand but the crew conv... Continue reading
26 Mar Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IV – L6-2/21 The aircraft crashed on takeoff following an engine failure. The airplane carried the Thai serial L6-2/21 and the Western serial '29-9... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 747-243B – An Alitalia flight to Bangkok, Thailand was hijacked by a male passenger from Sri Lanka. The hijacker demanded $300,000 and to be reuni... Continue reading
26 Mar McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 – PK-GNJ The DC-9 was hijacked on an internal flight by five heavily armed hijackers. It flew to Bangkok with a stop at Penang (PEN). The hijack... Continue reading
26 Mar Hawker Siddeley HS-748-243 Srs. 2 – HS-THG The aircraft couldn't get airborne on takeoff from runway 18. The aircraft overran and came to rest against the banks of a narrow strea... Continue reading
26 Mar Hawker Siddeley HS-748-207 Srs. 2 – HS-THB The aircraft was approaching runway 21R at an altitude of 1500 feet when it entered a severe thunderstorm. The HS-748 was caught in a d... Continue reading
26 Mar Antonov An-26 – RDPL-34037 The Antonov An-26 departed Hanoi for a flight to Vientiane. On board were 62 girl students and 6 parents returning from the Soviet Unio... Continue reading
26 Mar Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IVA – L6-1/21 Crashed on take-off into a field. The airplane carried the Thai serial L6-1/21 and the Western serial '21-111'. Plane crash at Mueang S... Continue reading