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Thai Airways International Flight 261 (TG261/THA261) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport to Surat Thani International Airport in Surat Thani, Thailand. The flight was operated by Thai Airways International, the flag carrier of Thailand.
On 11 December 1998, Thai Airways International Flight 261, an Airbus A310-200 (HS-TIA, Phitsanulok), bound for Surat Thani from Bangkok, was making its third landing attempt in heavy rain when it crashed into a rice paddy about 3 km (1.9 mi) from the airport; 101 of the 146 passengers and crew aboard were killed.
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Thai Airways International Flight 261 – 11 December 1998 – Flight crews made a third attempt to land the plane after the second failed attempt when the plane stalled with a high angle of attack and crashed into a paddy field on approach to Surat Thani Airport amid heavy rains and poor visibility. 101 people were killed while 45 others survived.
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It is subordinate to the Flight Standards Bureau, Department of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Transport. [2] ... Thai Airways International Flight 261; References
Flight 261 may refer to: Golden West Airlines Flight 261, a mid-air collision in Whittier, California in 1975; Thai Airways Flight 261, a crash landing in Thailand in 1998; Alaska Airlines Flight 261, a crash into the Pacific Ocean off California in 2000