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Bangkok Airways Flight 125
A Dash 8-100, similar to the accident aircraft.
Accident
Date
21 November 1990 (1990-11-21)
Summary
Pilot error and spatial disorientation
Site
5 km southwest of Koh Samui Airport 9°31′01″N100°02′11″E / 9.5169°N 100.03631°E / 9.5169; 100.03631
Aircraft
Aircraft type
de Havilland Canada Dash 8-100
Operator
Bangkok Airways
IATA flight No.
PG125
ICAO flight No.
BKP125
Call sign
BANGKOK AIR 125
Registration
HS-SKI
Flight origin
Don Mueang International Airport, Don Mueang, Bangkok, Thailand
Destination
Koh Samui Airport, Koh Samui, Surat Thani Province, Thailand
Occupants
38
Passengers
33
Crew
5
Fatalities
38
Survivors
0
Bangkok Airways Flight 125 was a scheduled domestic flight from Don Mueang International Airport to Koh Samui Airport. On 21 November 1990 the Dash 8-100 operating the flight crashed on approach to Koh Samui Airport during bad weather, five kilometres (3.1 mi; 2.7 nmi) southwest of the airport, killing all 33 passengers and 5 crew. Bangkok Airways Flight 125 was the first fatal accident of Bangkok Airways.[1]
The accident was investigated by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)[citation needed] and the probable cause was determined to be spatial disorientation leading to a loss of control.
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