devils reject Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 A Bangkok Airways plane caught fire Tuesday afternoon after it skidded out of and crashed into the Control Tower building while landing at its Samui Airport Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened at 2:30 pm. The flight arrived from Krabi. INN News Agency said about 40 passengers were injured. Samui district chief Sakchai Phalit said the plane had 68 passengers on board. He said the runway became slippery following heavy rains which started at 1 pm. The Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Yet again it is raining. Yet again the plane skids...same as the Phuket crash it seems. No deaths so far thank god. One wonders why this happens here...it does rain quite a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 yeah makes one wonder also how road traffic manages in the rain mostly? however I'm afraid fatalities were recorded at this crash as plane skid into the (old) control tower http://nationmultimedia.com/2009/08/04/national/national_30109045.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Pictures of the crash at Samui airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Hi, Guys, I'm closing this thread as there is another one already. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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