Thai Airways Flight 365
HS-TBC, the aircraft involved in the accident, 11 months before the crash. | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 August 1987 |
| Summary | Pilot error along with ATC error |
| Site | Off Phuket International Airport, Ko Phuket, Thailand 8°7′40″N 98°28′16″E / 8.12778°N 98.47111°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-2P5 |
| Operator | Thai Airways |
| Call sign | THAI AIR 365 |
| Registration | HS-TBC |
| Flight origin | Hat Yai International Airport |
| Destination | Phuket International Airport |
| Occupants | 83 |
| Passengers | 74 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 83 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Thai Airways Flight 365 was a Thai Airways Company Boeing 737-2P5 with the registration number HS-TBC. On 31 August 1987, the plane crashed during a scheduled flight from Hat Yai International Airport to Phuket International Airport (both in Thailand), killing all 83 people on board: 74 passengers and 9 crew. It was the deadliest aviation accident in Thailand at the time, before being surpassed four years later by the crash of Lauda Air Flight 004. Concerned by another aircraft in their vicinity, the crew reduced their approach speed while attempting to land, and failed to recover from an aerodynamic stall. In addition to pilot error, the air traffic controller was blamed for failing to keep Flight 365 and the other aircraft adequately separated.