Thai Airways International Flight 261

Summary

Thai Airways International Flight 261 is an aviation accident^[1]. It draws 364 Wikipedia views per month (aviation_accident category, ranking #148 of 1,410).^[2]

Key Facts

• Thai Airways International Flight 261 is in the country of Thailand^[3].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's image is recorded as Airbus A310-204 HS-TIA.jpg^[4].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's instance of is recorded as aviation accident^[5].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's operator is recorded as Thai Airways^[6].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's location is recorded as Surat Thani^[7].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's point in time is recorded as +1998-12-11T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.1275, 'lon': 99.1406}^[9].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026r3f4^[10].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's has cause is recorded as controlled flight into terrain^[11].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+101'}^[12].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's number of injured is recorded as {'amount': '+45'}^[13].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's start point is recorded as Don Mueang International Airport^[14].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's destination point is recorded as Surat Thani Airport^[15].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+45'}^[16].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's Aviation Safety Network accident ID is recorded as 19981211-0^[17].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's vessel is recorded as Airbus A310^[18].
• Thai Airways International Flight 261's flight number is recorded as TG261^[19].

Why It Matters

Thai Airways International Flight 261 draws 364 Wikipedia views per month (aviation_accident category, ranking #148 of 1,410).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]