- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: September 09, 1988
Time: 1138
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Operator: Hang Khong (Vietnam)
Flight #: 831
Route: Hanoi - Bangkok
AC Type: Tupolev TU-134A
Registration: VN-A102
cn / ln: 60925
Aboard: 90   (passengers:84  crew:6)
Fatalities: 76   (passengers:73  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft crashed during approach in heavy rain and thunderstorms short of the runway. The crew descended below minimum altitude while over the outer marker. The plane lost height due to a microburst induced windshear when passing under a thunderstorm on final.
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