Thai Airways Flight 114
| Thai Airways Flight 114 | |
|---|---|
 A Boeing 737-400 from the company, identical in construction to the aircraft that crashed |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Tank explosion |
| place |
Don Mueang Airport , Thailand
|
| date | March 3, 2001 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Survivors | 7th |
| Injured | 6th |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type |
 Boeing 737-400
|
| operator |
Thai Airways
|
| Mark |
HS-TDC
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| Surname | Narathiwat |
| Departure airport |
Don Mueang Airport , Thailand
|
| Destination airport |
Chiang Mai Airport , Thailand
|
| Passengers | 0 |
| crew | 8th |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
On March 3, 2001, a Thai Airways Boeing 737-400 on Thai Airways Flight 114 ( flight number : TG114 ) burned out before take-off from Don Mueang Airport as a result of a tank explosion while it was being prepared for boarding . Of the 8 crew members on board, one person was killed.
plane
The Boeing 737-400 with the aircraft registration HS-TDC was newly delivered to Thai Airways after its maiden flight on August 22, 1991. She was baptized Narathiwat and was 9 years and 7 months old at the time of the accident. The machine had the serial number 25321. It was the 2113th Boeing 737 produced and it was assembled at the Boeing plant in Renton , Washington . The machine was equipped with two CFM International CFM56 engines.
Course of the accident
On March 3, 2001, the plane was standing at a gate of the domestic flight terminal at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok and was being prepared for the next flight when an explosion suddenly broke out and followed by a fire. Since boarding had not yet taken place, only the eight-person crew was on board. Seven people were able to save themselves from the burning machine, and one flight attendant was killed. Six of the seven survivors were seriously injured.
root cause
The cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. The most likely cause, however, is considered to be ignited kerosene vapors , which were caused by the strong heating of the tanks by the air conditioning units directly next to them . The machine had previously stood in the sun for around 40 minutes at 35 degrees Celsius with the air conditioning running.
Since the Prime Minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra and his son Panthongtae were supposed to board the plane and the explosion occurred below the seats, it was speculated that it was a bomb attack. However, this thesis could not be confirmed.
See also
swell
- Thai Airways - Boeing B737-400 (HS-TDC) flight TG114 , Aviation-accidents.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Aircraft accident data and report B-737-400, HS-TDC in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ↑ a b Operating history HS-TDC Thai Airways Boeing 737-400 Planespotters.net (English), accessed on February 27, 2019.