Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle crash, Jun 30, 1967 (24 killed)
Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle accident on June 30, 1967 near Hong Kong-Kai Tak Hong Kong, China with 24 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error: the crew did...
- Date: June 30, 1967
- Aircraft: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle
- Location: Hong Kong-Kai Tak Hong Kong, China
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot error: the crew did not notice that the aircraft had descended below the glide slope and decision height. Wind shear and downdrafts from Typhoon Anita were a contributing factor.
Thai Airways Flight 601, a Caravelle airliner on a scheduled service from Taipei to Hong Kong, was making an instrument approach to Kai Tak in heavy rain and reduced visibility. It descended below the approach path and struck the sea short of the runway, then sank rapidly. Of the 80 people on board, 24 died and 56 survived, and the survivors were rescued by nearby vessels and a helicopter.