Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Oct 25, 1993, Bangkok-...
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on October 25, 1993 near Bangkok-Don Mueang, Bangkok City District, Thailand with no fatalities. Cause: An element...
- Date: October 25, 1993
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Bangkok-Don Mueang, Bangkok City District, Thailand
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: An element of the left main landing gear strut failed during initial climb, causing the loss of several landing gear components.
A Sahakol Air Bandeirante on a post-maintenance test flight from Don Mueang lost part of its left main landing gear strut shortly after takeoff. The crew turned back and made a belly landing on the main runway. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair, and both pilots escaped uninjured.