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Airbus A310-200 accident report

Friday 11 December 1998 Thai Airways A310-204 HS-TIA c/n 415

SP Flight from Bangkok (BKK) to Surat Thani apt (URT) with 14 crew and 132 passengers. Did several attempts to land at Surat in rain conditions with low visibility. At the fourth go around the pitch angle increased to 40° and speed fall back to 100 kts, the aircraft stalled and crashed to the left of the runway. First flight : 1986

Airframe hrs : 23028 cycles : 22031 engines : GE CF6-80C2A2. 101 people died in the crash. location : +- 1km 9°07’41”N 99°08’17”E