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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	CFIT for reasons unknown, probably due to a lightning strike
Site	Near Semafahkarm Village, Tambon Khu Khot, Amphoe Lam Luk Ka, Pathum Thani, Thailand ; 13°57′49″N 100°38′36″E / 13.96361°N 100.64333°E
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

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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 on 9 September 1988. The cause of the accident is undetermined; however, the pilots reported the aircraft may have been struck by lightning.^[1] 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.^[2]. It is also the deadliest accident in the history of Vietnam Airlines

Accident

While 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).^[2]

Notable passengers

Among the dead was Vietnamese Minister of Public Health Đặng Hồi Xuân [vi].^[3]

References

^ "Lightning may be cause of crash". Lodi News-Sentinel. 1988-09-10. Retrieved 2019-01-06 – via Google News.
^ ^a ^b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-134A VN-A102 Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
^ Indochina Chronology. Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California. 1988. p. 7.

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[1] "Lightning may be cause of crash". Lodi News-Sentinel. 1988-09-10. Retrieved 2019-01-06 – via Google News.

[ASN-2] Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-134A VN-A102 Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2019-01-06.

[3] Indochina Chronology. Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California. 1988. p. 7.

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-'''Vietnam Airlines Flight 831''', a [[Tupolev Tu-134]], crashed in a rice field near Semafahkarm Village, [[Tambon]] [[Khu Khot]], [[Lam Luk Ka District|Amphoe Lam Luk Ka]], [[Pathum Thani Province|Pathum Thani]], [[Thailand]] while operating a flight from [[Hanoi]] to [[Bangkok]] on 9 September 1988. The cause of the accident is undetermined; however, the pilots reported the aircraft may have been struck by lightning.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1988-09-10 |title=Lightning may be cause of crash |work=Lodi News-Sentinel |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8X8zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=759,7281582&dq=vietnam+airways+bangkok&hl=en |access-date=2019-01-06 |via=Google News}}</ref> 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.<ref name="ASN">{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880909-2|title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-134A VN-A102 Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-01-06}}</ref>
+'''Vietnam Airlines Flight 831''', a [[Tupolev Tu-134]], crashed in a rice field near Semafahkarm Village, [[Tambon]] [[Khu Khot]], [[Lam Luk Ka District|Amphoe Lam Luk Ka]], [[Pathum Thani Province|Pathum Thani]], [[Thailand]] while operating a flight from [[Hanoi]] to [[Bangkok]] on 9 September 1988. The cause of the accident is undetermined; however, the pilots reported the aircraft may have been struck by lightning.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1988-09-10 |title=Lightning may be cause of crash |work=Lodi News-Sentinel |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8X8zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=759,7281582&dq=vietnam+airways+bangkok&hl=en |access-date=2019-01-06 |via=Google News}}</ref> 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.<ref name="ASN">{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880909-2|title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-134A VN-A102 Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-01-06}}</ref>. It is also the deadliest accident in the history of [[Vietnam Airlines]]
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