Thai Airways International Flight 114

Thai Airways International Flight 114

HS-TDC, the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date	3 March 2001
Summary	Fuel tank explosion
Site	Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 737-4D7
Aircraft name	Narathiwat
Operator	Thai Airways International
IATA flight No.	TG114
ICAO flight No.	THA114
Call sign	THAI 114
Registration	HS-TDC
Flight origin	Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand
Destination	Chiang Mai International Airport, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Occupants	8
Crew	8
Fatalities	1
Injuries	6
Survivors	7

Wreckage of HS-TDC

Thai Airways International Flight 114, a Thai Airways International Boeing 737-400 bound for Chiang Mai from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, was destroyed by an explosion of the center fuel tank resulting from ignition of the flammable fuel/air mixture in the tank while the aircraft was parked prior to boarding on the ground on 3 March 2001. The source of the ignition energy for the explosion could not be determined with certainty, but the most likely source was an explosion originating at the center wing tank pump as a result of running the pump in the presence of metal shavings and a fuel/air mixture. One flight attendant died.

The passenger manifest included many government VIPs, including Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his son, Panthongtae. No passengers had yet boarded the plane; only a few staff members were on board at the time of the explosion.

See also

• Philippine Airlines Flight 143
• TWA Flight 800
• Pan Am Flight 214

External links

• Aircraft Accident Report Thai Airways International Company Limited Boeing Company 737-400 HS-TDC Bangkok International Airport, Thailand – Released by the Ministry of Transport of Thailand
• THAI Holds Press Conference Concerning TG 114 Incident - Thai Airways International
• NTSB Information