Bangkok Airways Crash in Koh Samui

[SilentReader]

have just heard there has been some sort of incident at Samui airport. Plane off the runway or something.

anyone nearby see or heard anything ?

[Samui Coconut]

Just heard that the tower at the airport was damaged by something. Not sure what, hope not a plane.

[NHJ]

a friend of mine just called from phuket asking what happened, i live in bonkai so very close to the airport and i haven't heard anything special so far.

[lopburi3]

Bangkok TV is reporting crash at end of runway with fatalities.

[SilentReader]

my friend just received an sms saying the planes wing hit the tower(or something) and asking for assistance

[barryofthailand]

I just heard a news bulletin that a Thai Air Asia aircraft ran off the runway in a rain storm at Samui Airport. No report of fatalities as of yet, but their are reports of injuries. details to follow.

Barry

[churchill]

Apparently slipped either on landing or take off - we have just had some very heavy rain .

[Samui Coconut]

I just heard a news bulletin that a Thai Air Asia aircraft ran off the runway in a rain storm at Samui Airport. No report of fatalities as of yet, but their are reports of injuries. details to follow.

Barry

I heard PG from Krabi.....

[george]

A Bangkok Airways plane is on fire, according to sources.

[PoorSucker]

Can't see any smoke.

[churchill]

Just heard not a major accident but may be a few injuries

[PoorSucker]

My wife says no casualties according to Thai TV.

One casualty.

[george]

It's Bangkok Airways flight PG266.

[lopburi3]

Channel 3 currently reporting one dead and many hurt.

[theoldgit]

Has just said on the news that, sadly, there is one fatality and a number injured.

[Mosha]

What are the winds like? It's very wild on the Andaman side in Ranong.

[mjperry]

Channel 3 just said the dead captains body has been found already

[steverino]

Well if you live so close, go and have a look with your camera. Preferably from the opposite side of the runway from the terminal.

[redscouse]

Hope casualties are minimal

[cdnvic]

Apparently an ATR 72, which has a curious description on the airline's website:

The ATR 72-500, a joint venture between France and Italy, is an airworthy 70-seater turbo-prop aircraft

http://www.bangkokair.com/information-serv...;code=OUR_FLEET

[redscouse]

Channel 3 just said the dead captains body has been found already

So the plane must have broken up or did they find him in the plane

[MSingh]

I'm not a Religeous Man but i feel it may be time to pray for as little fatalities & injuries as possible...

Very close ot home this one..

[bartender100]

BBC now starting to break the story, no further details

[mjperry]

So the plane must have broken up or did they find him in the plane

He was in the cockpit they said, they also said they're afraid it might explode, this from my other half

[george]

Bangkok Airways plane skids out of runway at Samui Airport

KOH SAMUI: -- A Bangkok Airways plane caught fire Tuesday afternoon after it skidded out of and crashed into the Control Tower building while landing at its Samui Airport Tuesday afternoon.

The accident happened at 2:30 pm.

The flight arrived from Krabi.

Several passengers were injured.

-- The Nation 2009-08-04

[Ned]

Talking to a bloke the other day in the air safety line of work. Reckoned the only safe airline in Thailand today was Bangkok Airways. Accidents do happen.

[george]

AP - BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) – Official says domestic airliner has crashed into traffic control tower on Thai resort island.

[rajuismythainame]

lack of air corntroll traffic....

[steverino]

A Bangkok Airways plane caught fire Tuesday afternoon after it skidded out of and crashed into the Control Tower building while landing at its Samui Airport Tuesday afternoon.

The accident happened at 2:30 pm.

The flight arrived from Krabi.

Several passengers were injured.

The Nation

[raynimmo]

no doubt that the airport is gonna be closed for a while then if it hit the tower.