Boeing 737-300 crash, Mar 30, 1993 (6 killed), Muang Khon...
Boeing 737-300 accident on March 30, 1993 near Muang Khon Kaen, Khon Kaen, Thailand with 6 fatalities. Cause: Loss of pitch control, most likely from a...
- Date: March 30, 1993
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
- Location: Muang Khon Kaen, Khon Kaen, Thailand
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of pitch control, most likely from a fault in the pitch-trim or horizontal stabilizer system, with the exact malfunction not determined.
A Royal Thai Air Force Boeing 737-300 on a test flight from Bangkok lost control on approach to Khon Kaen. Pitch-trim and stabilizer faults had been reported in the days before, and repairs were reportedly not done to Boeing procedures. The jet pitched up and down, stalled twice, and crashed in a rice paddy a few kilometres from the airport, killing all six people aboard.