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Express Tribune
25-04-2025
- General
- Express Tribune
WATCH: Six dead as Thai plane crashes in sea
Listen to article A small police plane crashed into the sea near Hua Hin airport on Friday morning, resulting in the deaths of all six people on board. The aircraft went down in the Gulf of Thailand, near the Baby Grande Hua Hin Hotel in Cha-am district, Phetchaburi province, around 8:15 AM. The 191 Emergency Centre confirmed the crash and reported that the incident occurred during a test flight in preparation for a parachute training drill. The crash site was located approximately eight kilometres from Hua Hin town. Authorities have confirmed the identities of those on board: three pilots, two mechanics, and an aircraft engineer. All six people aboard the flight tragically lost their lives. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, with authorities working to determine the factors that led to the tragic accident. Earlier this week, a Delta Air Lines plane carrying nearly 300 passengers suffered an engine fire after pushing back from the gate at Orlando International Airport in Florida , forcing the passengers to evacuate using slides, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The Airbus A330 was set to depart for Atlanta when the engine caught fire around 11:15 a.m. EDT. A number of recent aviation safety incidents in the United States have raised concerns.
News18
25-04-2025
- General
- News18
5 Dead, One Injured After Small Plane Crashes Into Sea Near Thailand Airport
Last Updated: The DHC-6-400 Twin Otter aircraft was taking off from the airport to take several parachutists for practice. The cause of the crash is yet to be established. A small plane, believed to be a police aircraft, crashed into the sea near Thailand's Hua Hin airport on Friday. At least five people have been killed and one was injured, according to media reports. The DHC-6-400 Twin Otter aircraft was taking off from the airport to take several parachutists for practice. Thailand's 191 Emergency Centre reported the accident at 8:15 am, stating that the plane, which had five passengers, went down in the Gulf of Thailand off Baby Grande Hua Hin Hotel in Cha-am district of Phetchaburi province. Responding swiftly, officers from the Cha-am Police Station and the Huai Sai Tai 01 patrol unit confirmed the downing of a small aircraft, according to Bangkok Post. The cause of the crash has not been established so far. The plane crashed near the Cha-am Resort, located near the airport in Hua Hin district of Prachap Khiri Khan province and about eight kilometres from Hua Hin town. Thailand is no stranger when it comes to fatal plane crashes. In August last year, a plane operated by Thai Flying Service crashed into a mangrove swamp shortly after departing from an airport in Bangkok. All nine people, including five Chinese nationals, were killed in the crash.
