Air crash kills three in Nakon Phanom - leading provincial figure among dead

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Air crash kills three in Nakhon Phanom - leading provincial figure among dead


Image: Thairath

BANGKOK: -- A light aircraft belonging to a training school crashed into a Nakhon Phanom field seconds after take-off this morning.

Two pilots and a passenger were dead at he scene of the crash in Ban Khok Kong, Photak sub district some 2kms from the Nakorn Panom airport. The passenger was named as Yingyos Udornphim a leading former executive of the Mahasarakham provincial administration and current president of an investment fund.

The accident comes two months after another incident at the training school when a pilot and a student were injured an an engine damaged. The downed aircraft was one of 11 used at the training school - Withayala Karn Bin Nanachart reported Thairat.

The four seater Diamond DA 42 aircraft had contacted the tower moments after a 4.59 AM take-off saying there was a fire in an engine and requesting an emergency landing. Then contact was lost. The flight was scheduled to go to Don Muang airport, Bangkok.

Two pilots were found dead - Somboon Khamnungratanawongsa, the head of flight training at the school, and Chinawut Nuanklap, a pilot.

Somchorp Nitipot, an executive of the Nakorn Panom provincial authority who was at the scene told reporters that he had a dinner date with Yingyos just the day before when he had said he would be flying to Bangkok to attend a meeting.

The previous accident two months ago injured a pilot and a student undergoing training. An engine was believed to be damaged in the incident in Phonsawan sub district of Nakorn Panom.

An investigation is underway to find out the cause of the accident.

Source: Thairath


-- 2016-06-02

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Three killed in plane crash in Nakhon Phanom



BANGKOK: -- Three persons were killed when a trainer plane crash landed near Nakhon Phanom airport shortly after takeoff.

The plane with the pilot, co-pilot and a pilot trainee was on a training flight from Nakhon Phanom airport to Don Mueang.

The pilot, Pol Lt Col Somboon Kamnuengratanawongsa, sought permission from the control tower to take off at about 5 am Thursday.

But 30 seconds after the plane was airborne, the pilot sought permission from the control tower for emergency landing.

However the plane lost balance and crashed on the ground just 200 metres from the runway.

Killed in the fatal crash included co-pilot Sub Lt Chinawut Nualkrab, and a trainee Yingyos Udonpim.

The DA-40 type trainer plan plane belonged to the International Aviation College Nakhon Phanom.

However it lost contact with the pilot.

Airport and security officials now sealed off the crash site to facilitate a team of air safety personnel to investigate.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/165686


-- Thai PBS 2016-06-02

[Lannig]

Private aircrafts, aero-clubs and Thailand. A mix I would never, ever try.

[mcfish]

3 pax + some luggage and maybe full tanks would make it very difficult to control on one engine that close take off. Terrible bad luck for these 3 RIP

[andrew55]

Private aircrafts, aero-clubs and Thailand. A mix I would never, ever try.

You are so very correct.

From experience.

[Heng]

Same here. Been invited to get my PPL more than a few times, but we only get 70-80 years in this world and I'd hate to leave the comfort of 1A behind because of a hobby.

[andrew55]

3 pax + some luggage and maybe full tanks would make it very difficult to control on one engine that close take off. Terrible bad luck for these 3 RIP

Certainly a terrible tragedy but we'll have to wait and see how much 'luck' had to do with it. It may well have been luck but most times not.

Very sad.

[mcfish]

3 pax + some luggage and maybe full tanks would make it very difficult to control on one engine that close take off. Terrible bad luck for these 3 RIP

Certainly a terrible tragedy but we'll have to wait and see how much 'luck' had to do with it. It may well have been luck but most times not.

Very sad.

Agreed. Looking at the wreck it landed belly first so they still had some control and I wonder if they shut down the wrong engine, going down like a brick. All speculation though and time will tell

[gandalf12]

A twin engine plane, most people learn in a single engine such as the Cessna

[mcfish]

A twin engine plane, most people learn in a single engine such as the Cessna

Its a natural progression particularly if your a commercial pilot and want career advancement

[gandalf12]

A twin engine plane, most people learn in a single engine such as the Cessna

Its a natural progression particularly if your a commercial pilot and want career advancement

If had his license for a single engine then I agree with you

[ChrisY1]

I have looked into flying lessons here with the aim of a private licence......only takes a day or so to realise it would not happen for me in Thailand

Edited June 2, 2016 by ChrisY1

[MockingJay]

Perhaps time to get rid of the remaining outdated 10 planes and buy new ones? Given the enthusiasm locals express in daily life on the termini "servicing", one must stand in awe realizing that there are not more accidents like this... i.e. lorry and bus drivers riding the tyres down to the mesh and further until they blow, etc...

[lumply]

Never a need to request a landing in the case of an emergency, especially one affecting a power plant. Fly the aeroplane forget the radio at low level, Captain's decision

[gyrosman]

Thai ex-bus drivers trying to avoid bad brakes on their buses and they ran away and found a new job, 2 pilots and can't control 1 aircraft, just like 2 bus drivers who fall a sleep

[Emster23]

Sorry for the families of the dead, but still couldn't keep self from thinking "Brake failure?"

[djlest]

its bad enough that the bigger airlines cant even maintain their aircraft with qualified aircraft engineers & technicians... Any light aircraft or private jets here you would be seriously dicing with death if you can trust that they did service the aircraft properly...RIP another sad case of Thailand not being able to apply laws or rules or have any insight as to what health and safety regulation and responsibilities are actually for... Mai pen Rai syndrome!

[ujayujay]

its bad enough that the bigger airlines cant even maintain their aircraft with qualified aircraft engineers & technicians... Any light aircraft or private jets here you would be seriously dicing with death if you can trust that they did service the aircraft properly...RIP another sad case of Thailand not being able to apply laws or rules or have any insight as to what health and safety regulation and responsibilities are actually for... Mai pen Rai syndrome!

Nonsense. Big airlines are controlled by the international aviation authorities. If they violate the safety regulations, they are blacklisted and banned. Also valid for Thai operators.

[Enoon]

Perhaps time to get rid of the remaining outdated 10 planes and buy new ones? Given the enthusiasm locals express in daily life on the termini "servicing", one must stand in awe realizing that there are not more accidents like this... i.e. lorry and bus drivers riding the tyres down to the mesh and further until they blow, etc...

This flying school operates DA40 single engine and DA42 twin engine aeroplanes.

The DA40 came into service in 1997 and is regarded as a "new generation" light aeroplane.

The DA42 (the type which crashed on this occasion) is even newer, coming into service in 2004.

Both types are anything but "outdated" given that flying schools all over the world are still operating ancient designs such as the C152 (1977) and Pa28 (1960).

[SOTIRIOS]

.........'investment fund'.....???

........in the news at all.....being investigated at all....???

[Tatertot]

Worked at a MRO in Tijuana a ways back. New big hangar then, state of the art. Half the bolts in the roof joists were missing ( sold off by building contractor) causing sagging in the structure to where none of the personel doors in the building would close. Witnessed some frightening "repairs" on those commercial passenger aircraft. Thailand reminds me a lot of Mexico. Just sayin.

Valuejet was under FAA jurisdiction, as was a little heard of cargo feeder to FedEx called Tahoma air.

Chilling reading the Tahoma air crash, cockpit voice recording, that left three dead in a cornfield.

They flew old Convairs. The crashed one ( one of two crashes for Tahoma) was just out of C check, the horizontal trim was rigged backwArds.

Paperwork pencil whipped. Again, in America.

Here? Forget about it.

[Lee4Life]

3 pax + some luggage and maybe full tanks would make it very difficult to control on one engine that close take off. Terrible bad luck for these 3 RIP

Those things don't cause engine fires....although you may be correct to a certain extent.

[Lamkyong]

former executive of the Mahasarakham provincial administration and current president of an investment fund.

sort of natural progression job wise or have i got confused

[F4UCorsair]

There's a lot of uninformed comment in this thread about flying from what can only be non pilots, or very ignorant pilots.

If you don't know what you're talking about, don't become google rated. Wait for an informed person to post.

Flying seems a little lile tapping a keg............ everybody thinks he's an expert, even if they've never done it.

Edited June 2, 2016 by F4UCorsair

[mcfish]

3 pax + some luggage and maybe full tanks would make it very difficult to control on one engine that close take off. Terrible bad luck for these 3 RIP

Those things don't cause engine fires....although you may be correct to a certain extent.

Of course they dont however shutting down the engine or the wrong engine just after takeoff caused control issues and that was my point. Also taking into account the hot and humid air conditions and gross take off weight and you all of a sudden may have a plane struggling to maintain straight and level flight let alone maintaining any sort of climb

Edited June 2, 2016 by mcfish

[off road pat]

A private plane crashes and another one two months ago ? and this is enough for Thai bashing ?!?!? these things happen everywhere in every country !!!

sins the beginning of the year a couple of private planes crashed in my country to ! and there was no Belgium bashing anywhere !!!

You guys really have nothing ells to do ?

Personally I think it is far to early to jump into conclusions.....!

Regards.

Edited June 2, 2016 by off road pat

[biplanebluey]

A twin engine plane, most people learn in a single engine such as the Cessna

Another post with lack of knowledge and/or experience--------- any decent flying school will have twin engines to graduate to

[mcfish]

3 pax + some luggage and maybe full tanks would make it very difficult to control on one engine that close take off. Terrible bad luck for these 3 RIP

You may be correct but the DA42 can fly very well on a single engine. The real question is if pilot or that chief instructor, had sufficient training (or just a stamp on their license) and the load sheet might be incorrect or not calculated at all.

I think suggesting some sort of corruption here is a bit of a stretch. How well a plane flies on a single engine is relative to a number of factors so a blanket statement of it flies well doesn't really mean anything. Hundreds of accidents yearly world wide are attributed to an engine out just after rotation so its one of the most inherently dangerous configurations possible so much so that its never duplicated in training that close to the ground and most accidents occur in 1st world countries

A flying school is a large investment and unlikely that an endorsement could be bought illegally as its almost guaranteed to bite the school on the bum eventually.

Edited June 2, 2016 by mcfish

[Strangebrew]

Either ghosts, or UFO monk's temple took off and hit plane. But if BIB is investigating you Burmese better hide.

[sanukjim]

All over the world most of small private or school owned airplanes crash during takeoff when the aircraft is at the most critical point of flying.. Normally this is due to engine failure.A lot of times the aircraft sits on the ground for a while ,then the pilot will not do a proper aircraft,fuel,or cockpit check before takeoff.Even if the proper checks are done before engine start up the engine must be allowed to run for a sufficient time to properly function. .to most private pilots ,if it runs then it is ready to fly.Then the Darwin theory takes over .In the United States Military the pilots constantly are taught what to do in case of engine failure from take off to landing and anywhere during the flight. Commercial pilots on the major airlines are also practicing in a simulator these scenarios.An old adage in flying coined the first world war says" Flying in itself is not inherently dangerous,But it is very unforgiving for mistakes"