Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told the media the government will work with aviation experts to find the cause of the plane crash in Chachoengsao’s mangrove forest on Thursday. All nine people on board died.
Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul a pilot himself said that about 40% of the wreckage had been recovered after visiting the crash site yesterday.
He said once all the wreckage from the Cessna Caravan C208B aircraft has been collected, it will be reassembled by the Civil Aviation Authority and specialists from the plane manufacturer who will focus on finding out which component caused the crash.
Mr Anutin said witnesses would be questioned for the analysis since the Cessna Caravan C208B aircraft was not equipped with a black box.
The Cessna Caravan C208B plane was permitted to fly at an altitude of 5,000 feet (1.5 kilometres). If an emergency occurred, the veteran pilots of Thai Flying Service Co Ltd were trained to attempt to land by gliding.
Video Footage of Plane Crash
The Nation News reported that witnesses allegedly hearing the engine from the air plane before the crash, indicating it was still running at the time. , he said. Mr. Anutin expressed confidence that the Thai Flying Service Co Ltd had maintained the aircraft, and that the official cause of the crash would be discovered.
Meanwhile, the Police Forensic Science department reported that nine bodies have been found and their identities were being verified.
According to the flight tracker flight TFT209 the with nine passengers onboard left Suvarnabhumi Airport at 2.46pm on Aug 22, 2024, bound for Ko Mai Chee Airport in Trat province. It reportedly lost contact with the Suvarnabhumi control tower at around 3pm.
The crash occurred at 3.18pm in a mangrove forest area behind Wat Khao Din in Bang Pakong district of Chacheongsao province.
Rescuers used backhoe trucks to clear away mud from around the crash site and found several body parts.
