Accidents
ATR Crash in thailand kills captain
An ATR 72-212 operated by Thailand’s Bangkok Airways crashed into a disused ATC tower on August 4, killing the aircraft’s captain and injuring the copilot

An ATR 72-212 operated by Thailand’s Bangkok Airways crashed into a disused ATC tower on August 4, killing the aircraft’s captain and injuring the copilot and six passengers. According to the operator, the airliner had been landing on the resort island of Koh Samui in heavy rain and wind when it skidded off the 4,724-foot runway.

The aircraft carried 68 passengers, two pilots and two flight attendants. Four passengers, including two British citizens, an Italian and a Swiss, suffered broken legs. The copilot also sustained leg injuries, and two other passengers were hospitalized, according to Bangkok Airways president Capt. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth. Flight PG266 had flown into Koh Samui at around 2:15 p.m. local time from the resort city of Krabi.