samak Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 just saw in the Thai news that a one-to-go airplane had a accident in Phuket. they are talking of up to 100 fatalities! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted September 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 it's now also on CNN: BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- An airplane crashed and broke in two as it attempted to land at the Phuket airport in southern Thailand on Sunday, Chaisak Angsuwan, director general of the Air Transport Authority of Thailand, told a local television station. He said it was unclear if passengers were killed or injured. It wasn't immediately known how many passengers were on board. Angsuwan told TITV that there was heavy rain when flight OG269 of Orient Thai Airways traveling from Bangkok to Phuket attempted to make a landing. "The visibility was poor as the pilot attempted to land. He decided to make a go-around but the plane lost balance and crashed. It was torn into two parts," he said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Plane breaks in two after crash at Phuket Airport An airliner exploded and broke in two after it slid off the runway and crashed into nearby walls at Phuket airport on Sunday afternoon. Some reports put the death toll at about 60, but this has yet to be confirmed. The nationalities of those onboard is also unknown, but Phuket is a highly popular destination for overseas tourists. The airliner services Bangkok-Phuket flights six times a week. The ill-fated airline left Don Muang airport at about 2.30pm. Information now coming in said the plane, which was being used by local budget travel company, One-to-Go Airline, had 123 passengers and five crew. The aircraft, flight number OG 269, landed at Phuket airport at about 3.40pm from Bangkok and was taxiing along the runway when it went into a slide. Phuket had earlier been hit by heavy rains. It crashed into trees and walls surrounding the airport. Eye-witnesses said the impact of the crash caused the plane to break in two and they heard a series of explosions. Rescue teams and navy personnel rushed to the scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Just been chatting with a friend from Phuket about this. Information now coming in said the plane, which was being used by local budget travel company, One-to-Go Airline, had 123 passengers and five crew. The aircraft, flight number OG 269, landed at Phuket airport at about 3.40pm from Bangkok and was taxiing along the runway when it went into a slide. Phuket had earlier been hit by heavy rains. It crashed into trees and walls surrounding the airport. Eye-witnesses said the impact of the crash caused the plane to break in two and they heard a series of explosions. Rescue teams and navy personnel rushed to the scene. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 That's gonna be good for the tourist industry...shitty plane. Shitty weather. Probably shittily trained pilots...guess what's going to happen? TIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooNoi Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Airliners.net Here is a thread on an aviation website. It gets hits from thousands of people globally, so updated quite often for those who want to keep abreast of the situation. From an aviation point-of-view, if there's one airline you don't want to travel on in Thailand its One-Two-Go or Orient Thai. Their planes are positively ancient, (which isn't really a major drawback) *IF* they're properly maintained, which, according to industry rumours, is an area they could have definitely improved upon. Many farangs on board one would assume, being a flight to HKT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted September 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 in the Thai TV they talk about 60 people dead; mostly foreign tourists on board! CNN adjusted their breaking news: not a Orient Thai but a One-to-go airplane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Sorry to read about this. You just don't know when you get on an airplane if it has been properly maintained, etc. You literally put your life in the hands of the pilot! Best wishes to the families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 For it to go into a slide after landing raises some questions. What defines taxiing? Sad nevertheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 One-Two-Go and Orient Thai are the same company. Anyway, it was one of these planes, but likely OMA, OMB, OMC or OMD (actually not too old, as compared to their 747 fleet): [color:blue]HS-OMA McDonnell Douglas MD-82; c/n 49439; ex N6200N, N18835; exported to Thailand 23-Jun-05; repainted in Jakarta Jun-05; regd 06-Aug-05 to Orient Thai Airlines Co. Ltd [Don Muang]; â??One-Two-Goâ?? titles; moved base to [suvarnabhumi] Sep-06; current HS-OMB McDonnell Douglas MD-82; c/n 49441; ex N6202D, N35836; exported to Thailand 29-Jun-05; repainted in Jakarta Jun-05; regd 06-Aug-05 to Orient Thai Airlines Co. Ltd [Don Muang]; â??One-Two-Goâ?? titles; moved base to [suvarnabhumi] Sep-06; current HS-OMC McDonnell Douglas MD-82; c/n 49479; ex N819NY, (N38819), N819NY; exported to Thailand 14-Jul-05; repainted in Jakarta & still there 09-Oct-05; regd 22-Oct-05 to Orient Thai Airlines Co. Ltd [Don Muang]; â??One-Two-Goâ?? titles; f/n at Don Muang 01-Nov-05; moved base to [suvarnabhumi] Sep-06; current HS-OMD McDonnell Douglas MD-82; c/n 49485; ex N72825; exported to Thailand 03-Aug-05; repainted in Jakarta & still there 09-Oct-05; regd 28-Oct-05 to Orient Thai Airlines Co. Ltd [Don Muang]; â??One-Two-Goâ?? titles; f/n at Don Muang 30-Oct-05; moved base to [suvarnabhumi] Sep-06; current HS-OME McDonnell Douglas MD-82; c/n 49182; ex N911TW; exported to Thailand 14-Mar-07; regd 24-Mar-07 to Orient Thai Airlines Co. Ltd [suvarnabhumi]; noted at Jakarta 26-Mar-07; f/n at Don Muang 01-Apr-07; current HS-OMG McDonnell Douglas MD-82; c/n 49183; ex N912TW; exported to Thailand 13-Mar-07; regd 21-Mar-07 to Orient Thai Airlines Co. Ltd [suvarnabhumi]; noted at Jakarta 26-Mar-07; f/n at Don Muang 15-Apr-07; current HS-OMH McDonnell Douglas MD-83; c/n 53050; ex EC-439, EC-EUZ, N831LF; exported to Thailand 10-May-07; R16-May-07 to Orient Thai Airlines Co. Ltd [suvarnabhumi]; noted at Jakarta 17-May-07; f/n at Don Muang 23-May-07; current HS-OMI McDonnell Douglas MD-87; c/n ; ex ; R05-Jul-07 to Orient Thai Airlines Co. Ltd [suvarnabhumi]; current[/color] Link Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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