Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Khaoyai National Park, Thailand Thailand
Sunday, August 9, 2009 3:36 UTC

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On August 9, 2009, a Cessna 172P aircraft, registered HS-BAE, operating a route training flight from Nakhon Ratchasrima Airport Thailand to Donmuang International Airport (Bankok Thailand) with 2 student pilots, collided into mountainous terrain in Khaoyai National Park after being lost from radar contact at 2,300 feet at 03.38 UTC. Before losing contact (03.36 UTC), the pilot informed air traffice control that the Attitude Director Indicator (ADI) and the Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) were inoperative. The aircraft wreckage was located at 0734687 1607617 (UTM) or 14°31´47.93"N 101°10´43.32"E (WGS84) on November 11, 2012. The weather on August 9, 2007 at 04.00 UTC was TAF VTUQ 090400Z 090606 24005KT 9999 BKN023 TEMPO 1014 VRB10KT 5000 TSRA FEW018CB BKN020 OVC100. The Thailand Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist Thailand Authorities in their investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to: THAILAND Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee Flight Standards Bureau Department of Civil Aviation 71 Ngarmduplee, Rama IV Road Bangkok 10120 Thailand Tel.: (66) 2 287 3198 (66) 2 286 0594 / 286 0506 (24 hours) Fax: (66) 2 286 2913 / 287 3186 (24 hours) AFTN: VTBAYAYX Telex: 22720 BKKRCC TH Cable: CIVILAIR Bangkok

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/9/2009
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 336
Event Time Zone Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Event City Khaoyai National Park, Thailand
Event State --
Event Country THAILAND
Zipcode of the event site --
Event Date Year 2009
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport --
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source --
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID --
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions --
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions --
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling --
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) --
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury --
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency Foreign
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source Thai Investigative Authorities
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Apr 4 2013 8:00AM
User who most recently changed record johb
Basic weather conditions --
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number --
NTSB Number ENG13WA019
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Type of Flight Plan filed Unknown
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172P
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number --
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category --
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines --
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection --
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name --
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City --
Aircraft Owner State --
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode --
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
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Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code NAK
Departure City Nakhonratchasri
Departure State --
Departure Country TH
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone --
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code DMK
Destination City Bangkok
Destination State --
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Apr 2 2013 10:13AM
User who most recently changed record scaj
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location --
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --