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Day: <span>December 18, 2011</span>

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Bangkok Airways on Ground Emergency

What: Bangkok Airways Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-500 en route from Koh Samui to Bangkok
Where: Koh Samui
When: Dec 17th 2011
Who: 38 passengers and 4 crew
Why: While taxiing prior to takeoff, the pilot lost control, the plane struck an embankment and slid into a ditch.

Reports say that the pilot attempted to control the plane, but it did not respond. The flight was cancelled. Passengers were provided alternative flights.

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