Phuket has seen another year pass without official memorial services to commemorate the 90 victims of the calamitous One-Two-Go flight crash that occurred 16 years ago on September 16, 2007.

 

This absence of remembrance has become the standard practice among the local authorities. Many argue it dishonours the air disaster that stands among Thailand’s most fatal.

 

Phuket International Airport, operated by Airports of Thailand Phuket branch (AoT Phuket), has never hosted any service to honour the victims. This lack of recognition extends to the tragic events that unfolded when One-Two-Go Flight 269 crashed amidst a failed go-around following an aborted landing due to heavy rainfall and powerful crosswinds.

 

The aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, was running a scheduled flight from Bangkok to Phuket (OG269) with 123 passengers and seven crew members on board. The anticipated landing time was approximately 3.40pm. However, due to adverse weather conditions, the ground control called off the landing clearance and directed the crew for a go-around. The plane collided with a runway embankment and erupted into flames.

 

by Mitch Connor

Crash scene, Image by NTSB

 

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3 hours ago, webfact said:

This lack of recognition extends to the tragic events that unfolded when One-Two-Go Flight 269 crashed amidst a failed go-around following an aborted landing due to heavy rainfall and powerful crosswinds.

Typically Thai style they don't want people to remember the catalogue of human errors, maintenance and record keeping of this airlines staff. 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

This absence of remembrance has become the standard practice among the local authorities

...right! local authorities believe that is the best way to make people forget more quickly

Hmmmm.... which all goes to say life is very cheap in Thailand(demonstrated on a daily basis on Thai roads)

Shame on the authorities, 

I remember those MD-82's going over my house in Nonthaburi. Very noisy...sounded like a meteor!

"Both reports found that the captain and first officer had worked hours in excess of the legal flight limits; that the first officer attempted to transfer control to the captain during the go-around; that neither pilot initiated a go-around and that the training and safety programs at the airline were deficient. "

Very sad that the those that have perished are being forgotten by the location where the accident occurred.  It is no wonder that One Two Go and the parent company, Orient Thai, have gone out of business.