- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: June 30, 1967
Time: 1610
Location: Kai Tak, Hong Kong
Operator: Thai International
Flight #: 601
Route: Seoul - Hong Kong
AC Type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
Registration: HS-TGI
cn / ln: 025/24
Aboard: 80   (passengers:73  crew:7)
Fatalities: 24   (passengers:24  crew:0)
Ground: 0
Summary: Ditched into the sea while on approach during a typhoon. Crew did not follow proper approach procedures. The captain did not monitor the approach properly and the co-pilot mishandled the aircraft after descending below minimum altitude.
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