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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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Bad Landing in Bangkok, Casualty Reports Vary


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What: Bangkok Airways Aerospatiale ATR-72-500,en route from Krabi to Koh Samui Thailand
Where: Koh Samui Thailand
When: Aug 4th 2009
Who: 68 passengers and 4 crew
Why: While landing in heavy rain, the plane skidded off runway 35 at Koh Samui and into an old unused control tower. Public reports vary (between one and 41 deaths, including the captain).

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