Thai Airways International Flight 311
1992 aviation accident in Kathmandu / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thai Airways International Flight 311 (TG311/THA311) was a flight from Bangkok, Thailand's Don Mueang International Airport to Kathmandu, Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport. On Friday, 31 July 1992, an Airbus A310-304 on the route, registration HS-TID, crashed on approach to Kathmandu. At 07:00:26 UTC (12:45:26 NST; 14:00:26 ICT), the aircraft crashed into the side of a mountain 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of Kathmandu at an altitude of 11,500 ft (3,505 m) and a ground speed of 300 knots (560 km/h; 350 mph), killing all 113 passengers and crew members on board. This was both the first hull loss and the first fatal accident involving the Airbus A310.[1][2]
Accident | |
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Date | 31 July 1992 (1992-07-31) |
Summary | Loss of situation awareness leading to CFIT and pilot error |
Site | Langtang National Park, Langtang, Nepal 28°03′09″N 85°27′03″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Airbus A310-304 |
Aircraft name | Buri Ram |
Operator | Thai Airways International |
IATA flight No. | TG311 |
ICAO flight No. | THA311 |
Call sign | THAI 311 |
Registration | HS-TID |
Flight origin | Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand |
Destination | Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Occupants | 113 |
Passengers | 99 |
Crew | 14 |
Fatalities | 113 |
Survivors | 0 |