Incidents and Accidents
- April 27, 1980 - a Thai Airways Flight 231 BAe 748 en route from Khon Kaen to Bangkok lost altitude during a thunderstorm and crashed about 8 miles from Don Mueang International Airport (formerly: Bangkok International Airport). All four crew members and 40 of the 49 passengers were killed.
- April 15, 1985 - a Thai Airways Boeing 737-200 hit high ground on Phuket and was destroyed by the impact and subsequent fire. All four passengers and seven crew members were killed. The accident occurred after a failure of both engines was reported.
- October 29, 1986 - a grenade exploded in the lavatory of a Thai Airways Airbus A300-600 traveling from Bangkok to Osaka via Manila, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing at Osaka International Airport. The grenade, smuggled aboard by a Yakuza gangster who purchased it in the Philippines. The explosion damaged the plane's rear pressure bulkhead and seriously injured the Yakuza goon. 62 other passengers were injured in the incident.
- August 31, 1987 - Thai Airways Flight 365, a Boeing 737-200 flying from Hat Yai to Phuket crashed into the sea off Phuket. All nine crew members and 74 passengers were killed
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