Thai Airways International Flight 261

Thai Airways Flight 261 was a scheduled passenger flight from Bangkok, Thailand to Surat Thani, Thailand. On 11 December 1998, an Airbus A310 -300, registration HS -TIA used.

Thai Flight 261 began at 11:40 UT clock from Don Mueang Airport to a two - hour flight to Surat Thani. On board were 146 people, of whom 14 aircrew. On the landing prevailed at Surat Thani Airport poor visibility in heavy rain.

The first two landings were canceled. On the third try, the machine crashed three kilometers southwest from the airport. Here, 101 people were killed, of which 11 crew members, 45 were injured. As a probable cause of the accident is considered a loss of orientation of the pilots.