Tu-134B-3Aeroflot Soviet by CCCP0000001
Vietnam Airlines Flight 831, a Tupolev Tu-134, crashed in a rice field near Semafahkarm Village, Tambon Khu Khot, Amphoe Lam Luk Ka, Pathum Thani, Thailand while operating a flight from Hanoi to Bangkok on 9 September 1988. The cause of the accident is undetermined; however, the pilots reported the aircraft may have been struck by lightning.[1] Three crew and 73 passengers died in the accident. This accident was the second deadliest accident at the time in Thailand, and is currently the fifth deadliest.[2]
Accident
Date: 9 September 1988
Cause: CFIT for reasons unknown, probably due to a lightning strike
Site: Near Semafahkarm Village, Tambon Khu Khot, Amphoe Lam Luk Ka, Pathum Thani, Thailand
Aircraft
Aircraft type: Tupolev Tu-134
Operator: Vietnam Airlines
Registration: VN-A102
Flight origin: Hanoi International Airport
Destination: Don Mueang International Airport
Occupants: 90
Passengers: 84
Crew: 6
Fatalities: 76 (Rest in Peace)
Survivors: 14
Specifications
Spotlights
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General Characteristics
- Predecessor Tu-134B-3Aeroflot Sovite
- Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 96.3ft (29.3m)
- Length 121.4ft (37.0m)
- Height 30.6ft (9.3m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 125,023lbs (56,709kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.647
- Wing Loading 76.4lbs/ft2 (373.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,636.1ft2 (152.0m2)
- Drag Points 31992
Parts
- Number of Parts 642
- Control Surfaces 9
- Performance Cost 2,699
