Vietnam Airlines Flight 831


Vietnam Airlines Flight 831, a Tupolev Tu-134, crashed in a rice field N of Bangkok International Airport, while operating a flight from Hanoi, Vietnam to Bangkok, Thailand, on 9 September 1988. The cause of the accident is undetermined; however, the pilots reported the aircraft may have been struck by lightning as it approached to land. Three crew and 73 passengers died in the accident, whilst 14 others survived. This accident was the second deadliest accident at the time in Thailand, and is currently the fifth deadliest.

Accident

While flying above the outer marker, the aircraft descended below the minimum safe altitude and crashed into the ground. The aircraft exploded on impact with debris spread over.

Notable passengers

Among the dead was Vietnamese Minister of Public Health.