Vietnam Airlines Flight 831

Vietnam Airlines Flight 831

VN-A120, a Tupolev Tu-134 similar to the aircraft involved. This specific aircraft was involved in the Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 accident in 1997.
Accident
Date	9 September 1988
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain, reported lightning strike of aircraft
Site	Near Semafahkarm Village, Tambon Khu Khot, Amphoe Lam Luk Ka, Pathum Thani, Thailand 13.963653°N 100.643324°E / 13.963653; 100.643324
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Tupolev Tu-134
Operator	Vietnam Airlines
Registration	VN-A102
Flight origin	Hanoi International Airport
Destination	Don Mueang International Airport
Occupants	90
Passengers	84
Crew	6
Fatalities	76
Survivors	14

Vietnam Airlines Flight 831, a Tupolev Tu-134, crashed in a rice field near Semafahkarm Village, Tambon Khu Khot, Amphoe Lam Luk Ka, Pathum Thani, Thailand while operating a flight from Hanoi to Bangkok in 9 September 1988. The cause of the accident is undetermined, however the pilots reported the aircraft may have been struck by lightning. Three crew and 73 passengers died in the accident. This accident was the second deadliest accident at the time in Thailand, and is currently the fifth deadliest.

Accident

While still flying above the outer marker, the aircraft descended below the minimum safe altitude and crashed into the ground. The aircraft exploded on impact with debris spread over 500 metres (1,600 ft).

Notable Passenger

Among the dead was Vietnamese Minister of Public Health Đặng Hồi Xuân.