No Reported Progress in Chachoengsao Plane Crash Investigation Six Months On

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UPDATE

Pictures courtesy of Kaoded.

 

More than six months after a small aircraft crashed in Bang Pakong, Chachoengsao province, there has been no significant reports on any progress in the investigation, while the landowner has now put the entire 22-rai plot up for sale.

 

The crash, which involved a Cessna Caravan C208 aircraft operating flight TFT209 from Suvarnabhumi to Koh Mai Chii in Trat province, occurred on 22 August 2024 at 14:56 in Moo 6, Khao Din subdistrict, Bang Pakong district. Tragically, all nine people on board lost their lives in the crash.

 

Over half a year after the disaster at the location of the crash, debris from the aircraft remains scattered across the area, with fragments still emerging from the soil. The impact crater, where the nose of the plane plunged into the earth, remains filled with stagnant, murky brown water. Fish can be seen surfacing intermittently to take in air, while personal belongings of the passengers and remnants of search and recovery equipment, including the baskets once used to collect human remains, are still visible and scattered around the site. In addition, wilted floral tributes left by grieving relatives continue to mark the site, where loved ones died.

 

At the entrance to the property, a large sign has been erected by the land owner, announcing the hopeful sale of the entire 22-rai plot. Local residents report that since the last search operation, conducted on 6 September 2024, no officials have returned to the site.

A resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said:

 

“Since the last search, I haven’t seen any authorities coming back here. Nobody has mentioned any further visits, and there has been no sign of ongoing investigations.”

 

Despite the passage of time, the fate of the investigation remains unclear. Families of the victims, as well as local residents, continue to wonder why there has been so little follow-up from authorities.

 

With the wreckage still present and the site now up for sale, many are questioning whether there will ever be a definitive conclusion to the tragedy, or whether the crash will simply fade from official concern.

 

Based on an article by Santhanaporn Inchan.

 

Related article;

 

22 August Small Aircraft Crash in Chachoengsao.

https://aseannow.com/topic/1336202-22-august-small-aircraft-crash-in-chachoengsao/

 

-- 2025-02-25