Three killed in light plane crash in Khon Kaen

By The Nation

 

 

A light plane crashed in a paddy field in Khon Kaen on Wednesday morning, killing all three people on board, police said.

 

The Chonnabot district police station was alerted to the crash at 9am.

 

Police said the plane came down in a paddy field in Hu Ling village, Tambon Wang Saeng, Chonnabot district.

 

Police are checking the identities of the victims and the owner of the plane.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30350301

 

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From the wreckage and registration also the Eurocopter logo suspect was in fact this Helicopter

Private helicopter crashes in Khon Kaen, 3 killed

By Thai PBS

 

Photo credit : Thapra Charity Rescue Association

 

A private helicopter crashed in Chonnabot district of the northeastern province of Khon Kaen on Wednesday morning (July 18), killing three people on board, police said.

 

Pol Col Kirati Amornpatpanin, the Chonnabot police chief, said the helicopter crashed at about 9am in a rice field near Ban Nong Pling in Tambon Wang Saeng and went up in flames.

 

Parts of the aircraft scattered all over the crash site which has been cordoned off for further examination, he said.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/private-helicopter-crashes-khon-kaen-3-killed/

 

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Copter crashes in Khon Kaen paddy field, kills 4

By Krittamet Loho 
The Nation

 

 

A chartered helicopter crashed in a paddy field in Khon Kaen’s Chonnabot district on Wednesday morning, killing all four people aboard, police said.

 

Police were trying to identify three victims, whose bodies have already been recovered, and to extract the last body from the wrecked aircraft. 

 

A log entry for the Eurocopter 355 NP helicopter, owned by a private company, reported four men were aboard at the time of the crash, reported the Department of Airports coordination centre for disaster search and rescue.

 

The four cited as aboard were pilot Seksan Wanna, assistant pilot Pol Colonel Sinsamut Sinpetha, and passengers Somnao Noisakul and Ronnakit Phetchnil.

 

The aircraft had been chartered by Channel 7 reporter Natthapong Muhammad and his team covering the Northeast region, and was on the way to pick them up from Khon Kaen Airport. 

 

Following the crash report at 9am, police officers from the Chonnabot precinct rushed to the scene, a paddy field in Hu Ling village, Tambon Wang Saeng. They saw a completely wrecked helicopter on fire with bodies and aircraft pieces scattered in a several-metre radius. 

 

The incident prompted national police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda to instruct the Provincial Police Region 4 to carefully investigate the crash, while Khon Kaen provincial governor Somsak Jantrakul also led officials to inspect the crash scene.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30350320

 

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Sad. Condolences to families and friends.

Very sad accident. When there's no fire or explosion usually helicopters can land safely without engine power using the hover effect.

We managed to evenly create chaos to land, air, and the sea.

51 minutes ago, CLW said:

Very sad accident. When there's no fire or explosion usually helicopters can land safely without engine power using the hover effect.

Helicopters are really a bunch of parts flying in relatively close formation; all rotating around a different axis. Things work well until one of the parts breaks formation.

Thailand’s Country of Death title is now complete by covering Air, Sea & Land!