De Havilland DH.106 Comet crash, Jul 19, 1962 (26 killed)
De Havilland DH.106 Comet accident on July 19, 1962 near Mt Khao Yai Nakhon Nayok, Thailand with 26 fatalities. Cause: A sequence of navigation...
- Date: July 19, 1962
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.106 Comet
- Location: Mt Khao Yai Nakhon Nayok, Thailand
- Fatalities: 26
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A sequence of navigation mistakes by the pilot in command, which resulted in grave errors of time and distance in his computations.
A United Arab Airlines de Havilland Comet 4C on the Hong Kong to Bangkok leg of a flight to Cairo crashed into Khao Yai mountain on 19 July 1962 while descending toward Bangkok. Investigators found a series of navigation errors by the captain. All 26 people on board were killed.