BREAKING: One killed in Chiang Mai plane crash: See video

[snoop1130]

BREAKING: One killed in Chiang Mai plane crash: See video 

By The Nation

 

 

A crew member is reported to have died in a plane crash in the northern province of Chiang Mai.

 

The news about the crash broke at around 5 pm Thailand time.

 

Eyewitnesses said that a pilot had ejected safely from the aircraft, but one crew member was found dead at the crash scene.

 

There are no details about the type of the aircraft.

 

Officials have sealed off the site, and an Air Force helicopter is flying over the crash scene.

 

No outsiders or members of the media have been allowed to go near the crash site.

 

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30372807

 

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[NCC1701A]

25 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Officials have sealed off the site, and an Air Force helicopter is flying over the crash scene.

 

No outsiders or members of the media have been allowed to go near the crash site.

except, you know, like this video and photos and a bunch of stuff on Facebook and Instagram and Twitter.

[eyecatcher]

No-one has been allowed to go near the crash site.....

Thats some telephoto lens on that phone camera then?

[fantom]

Its an L39, no idea where in Chiang Mai it went in.

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[Maestro]

Removed a troll post and the reply to it.

[rumak]

there was one flying like a bat outahell earlier today......near chomtong

 

usually don't bother me but i got a strange fear this morning...... somehow seemed very low from the sound

of the plane and I actually thought this is dangerous stuff

[RichardColeman]

6 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Eyewitnesses said that a pilot had ejected safely from the aircraft, but one crew member was found dead at the crash scene.

Sorry, but the way it is written sounds like a Thai coach driver doing a runner !

[webfact]

[UPDATE]

Air Force pilot instructor killed in Chiang Mai jet crash 

By The Nation

 

 

A Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) jet trainer crashed in Chiang Mai province yesterday evening, killing one pilot and injuring another.

 

Read also: One killed in Chiang Mai plane crash: See video

 

The deceased pilot has been identified as Squadron Leader Naruephol Lertkuson, who was the instructor. The survivor is Flying Officer Theerawat Khoonkhunthod, who is a trainee.

 

Theerawat has reportedly sustained minor injuries.

 

 

RTAF spokesperson Air Marshal Phongsak Semachai said an investigation had been launched into the cause of the crash, adding the two-seater, Czech-made L-39 was making a return trip to the airfield of Wing 41, to which both officers were assigned.

 

Squadron Leader Naruephol Lertkuson

 

An RTAF source said that the survivor was the first to eject from the dropping aircraft, and the instructor ejected when the altitude was too low.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30372835

 

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[arithai12]

11 hours ago, fantom said:

Its an L39, no idea where in Chiang Mai it went in.

From another source:

The incident was reported in tambon Tha Wang Tan of Sarapi district at about 4.15pm on Thursday.

[Brickbat]

Huge Govt surplus and shitty eastern bloc planes! Wing 41 in the heart of CM. I see them whizzing around , planes and helicopters,   quite often from my balcony. Let’s hope they get their damn act together. 

RIP to the pilot. 

[cardinalblue]

What does “when the altitude is too low” mean?

 

i wonder if he ejected at all? The trainees are suppose to be making the mistakes not the instructors...

 

interested to hear their final conversation....a critical mistake was made somewhere in the final minutes

 

 

[DavoTheGun]

44 minutes ago, Brickbat said:

Huge Govt surplus and shitty eastern bloc planes! Wing 41 in the heart of CM. I see them whizzing around , planes and helicopters,   quite often from my balcony. Let’s hope they get their damn act together. 

RIP to the pilot. 

The L39 has had a very good safety record, in fact is a very good training AC, one of the best, but things happen!

[sammieuk1]

Have seen a couple of these mosquitos buzzing around for the last few days unfortunately every landing aircraft passes directly over my house at 2-300ft not a problem I'm well used to aircraft noise having lived for decades on the RAF Lyneham flight path but this is a little more concerning having come down only seconds away from me and the inner-city airport it was heading for and not the first time seam to remember one last year also it maybe time to move the military out of CM airport for the publics safety to somewhere more remote to do their future crashing ????RIP         

[rwill]

37 minutes ago, cardinalblue said:

What does “when the altitude is too low” mean?

 

i wonder if he ejected at all? The trainees are suppose to be making the mistakes not the instructors...

 

interested to hear their final conversation....a critical mistake was made somewhere in the final minutes

 

 

Perhaps the plane had rotated when he ejected and he was ejected towards the ground.  When I was in the AF that happened to a pilot at my base.

[rosst]

RIP the pilot and a big thumbs down to the <deleted> who made the tasteless post. 

[TKDfella]

Sad news. My condolences to the instructor's family. I hope they are able to find the cause and make the adjustments for future flights.

[Benmart]

2 hours ago, colinneil said:

Not in the least bit funny, a crew member has died, no need for sick jokes.

I agree. I find no humour in the pain, misery or death of another.

[johng50]

sorry to hear about the pilot, the trainee is one hell of a lucky

guy, usually it happens very quick and no one survives.

[PolarAttack]

Perhaps the plane had rotated when he ejected and he was ejected towards the ground.  When I was in the AF that happened to a pilot at my base.

Or simply got too low trying to save the plane. The parachute just needed more time to react to slow him down enough prior to impact.


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[Rimmer]

A troll post in poor taste has been removed also a reply

[LivinLOS]

2 hours ago, arithai12 said:

From another source:

The incident was reported in tambon Tha Wang Tan of Sarapi district at about 4.15pm on Thursday.

a fairly built up area... not forested boonies... 

[Aviatorhi]

Just hate listening to clowns who don't understand how airplanes or aviation works...

 

The L39 is one of the best trainers out there with an excellent record.

 

As for ejecting too low, a successful ejection requires overcoming the airplanes speed and possibly negative vertical path. In certain situations 20,000 feet can be "too low". 

 

Unfortunate to hear of the pilots death. 

[TheFishman1]

altitude means the height from the ground if you use ejection at a very low altitude you have a serious problem from the article can’t say what when wrong.

[Sparkles]

They are constantly looping around CM City and I know they require training and I admit to knowing very little about aircraft but have thought over the last 12 yrs why not practice over a less populated area with an airfield to practice take offs and landing.This aircraft could have killed many on the ground, this was not sparsley popuated area.

[nycjoe]

sometimes if a crash is imminent the pilot will stay until he is sure no civilians will be killed, in air space around such a densely populated area, I believe he was a very brave man, rest in peace.

[DrPhibes]

Or Pilot knew the plane was going down, got the rookie out, and tried to get the plane away from heavily populated area.

[Happy Grumpy]

Saw this flying over head yesterday. 

[madmen]

2 hours ago, Brickbat said:

Huge Govt surplus and shitty eastern bloc planes! Wing 41 in the heart of CM. I see them whizzing around , planes and helicopters,   quite often from my balcony. Let’s hope they get their damn act together. 

RIP to the pilot. 

What a remarkably dumb thing to say because first world jets "whizz around" without incident ?

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/10/711693546/pieces-of-missing-japanese-f-35-fighter-jet-found-pilot-still-missing-after-cras

Unit cost: F-35A: $89.2M