Thai Airways International Flight 601
A Thai Airways International SUD-Aviation Caravelle similar to the one involved. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 June 1967 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and bad weather |
| Site | Near Kai Tak Airport, British Hong Kong 22°18′07″N 114°13′02″E / 22.3020°N 114.2173°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Sud Aviation Caravelle III |
| Aircraft name | Chiraprapa |
| Operator | Thai Airways International |
| Registration | HS-TGI |
| Flight origin | Haneda Airport, Japan |
| 1st stopover | Songshan Airport, Taiwan |
| Last stopover | Kai Tak Airport, British Hong Kong |
| Destination | Don Mueang Airport, Thailand |
| Occupants | 80 |
| Passengers | 73 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 24 |
| Injuries | 3 |
| Survivors | 56 |
On 30 June 1967, Thai Airways International Flight 601, a Sud Aviation Caravelle III crashed into the sea on landing at the former Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong, in a typhoon. The aircraft was on a flight from Haneda Airport in Japan to Don Mueang Airport in Thailand. The two stopovers were at Songshan Airport in Taiwan and Kai Tak Airport in British Hong Kong.