One-Two-Go Airlines Flight 269 Accident in Phuket, Thailand
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft, operated by Thai budget airline One-Two-Go Airlines, departed Bangkok-Don Muang Airport in the afternoon of September 16, 2007, for a domestic flight to Phuket (HKT) Airport. It was raining heavily in Phuket when Flight 269 approached the airport. Winds were from the west at 12 knots.
While attempting to land on runway 27, the airplane skidded off the right side of the runway, struck an embankment and trees before breaking up and catching fire. At the time of this writing, a total of 89 of the 130 people on board One Two Go Flight 269 were killed in the Phuket accident. According to embassy reports and documents in addition to Thai citizens, nine French, eight British, eight Israelis, five Americans and four Irish nationals were among the dead.
Thai officials are still determining whether pilot error, weather, ground system malfunctions, or a combination of these factors, contributed to the crash in Phuket. According to press reports, the pilot had put the landing gear down on approach to the airport, but later retracted it and tried to pull up. Investigators have also told the press that three of six systems designed to detect wind shear, or a sudden change in either wind speed or direction in an aircraft's flight path that can destabilize a plane, were not working when the passenger jet crashed.
The Legal Rights of Victims and Families Whose Loved Ones Die in Aviation Accidents
We appreciate that this is a time of deep pain and grief for the families of the passengers and crew who died in the One-Two-Go Airlines crash. In the coming weeks, however, you may well have questions concerning how and why the crash occurred at Phuket airport occurred, your legal rights, and compensation that may be available to you. For answers to many of your questions on aviation law please visit our Aviation Law Frequently Asked Questions page.
You will also have questions on the duties and legal responsibility of One-Two-Go Airlines; the manufacturer of the plane; the airport authority; and other corporations involved in the operations and maintenance of the aircraft.
Lieff Global is collaborating with an international team of aviation safety attorneys and experts to address these questions and provide legal assistance to the families who lost their loved ones.
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Families whose loved ones died in the One Two Go accident are welcome to contact Lieff Global by email to learn more about their legal rights. You may also telephone us toll-free at 1-800-541-7358 in the U.S., or 1-415-788-8000 from outside the U.S., and request to speak to attorney Lexi J. Hazam.
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