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Thai Airways Flight 261 crashes near Surat Thani Airport, killing 101. The pilot flying the Airbus A310-200 is thought to have suffered spatial disorientation.
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Thai Airways International Flight 261
Fatal airliner crash in 1998
Thai Airways International Flight 261 (TG261/THA261) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport to Surat Thani International Airport in Surat Thani, Thailand. The flight was operated by Thai Airways International, the flag carrier…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Surat Thani International Airport
Airport in southern Thailand
Surat Thani International Airport is an international airport in Tambon Hua Toei, Amphoe Phunphin, Surat Thani province in Southern Thailand. It is located 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of downtown Surat Thani, and is also home to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) squadrons. It has a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Airbus A310
Short-fuselage derivative of the Airbus A300 airliner
The Airbus A310 is a wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Airbus Industrie GIE, then a consortium of European aerospace manufacturers. Airbus had identified a demand for an aircraft smaller than the A300, the first twin-jet wide-body. On 7 July 1978, the A310 was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Spatial disorientation
Inability of a person to correctly determine their body position in space
Spatial disorientation is the inability to determine position or relative motion, commonly occurring during periods of challenging visibility, since vision is the dominant sense for orientation. The auditory system, vestibular system, and proprioceptive system collectively work…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)