# NTSB WPR16WA161: Piper PA31, Nong Prue, Thailand, Thailand, August 1, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 1, 2016
- Place: Nong Prue, Thailand, Thailand
- Coordinates: 13.76861, 100.831108 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=13.7686&lon=100.8311&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93798
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR16WA161
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93798/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16WA161

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 1, 2016, at 1605 local time, a Piper PA31-350, HS-FGB, was destroyed after it collided with a wooden bridge during an emergency landing near Nong Prue, Thailand. The aircraft was operated under the pertinent regulations of the Government of Thailand. One crewmember was fatally injured and the other crewmember was seriously injured. One passenger was seriously injured and the other passenger received minor injuries. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Thailand. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Thailand. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee of Thailand 38 Ratchadamnoen Nok Avenue Bangkok 10100, Thailand Tel: 66 2287 3198 Fax: 66 2286 2925 email: thai.aaig@gmail.com

## Aircraft

- Registration: HS-FGB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31 (350)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: Lycoming reciprocating; Lycoming reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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