Foreign experts join crash probe

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Foreign experts join crash probe

PUBLISHED: 5 May 2025 at 18: 30

Rescue personnel wade over to a police aircraft that crashed off the coast of Cha-am district in Phetchaburi province, on April 25. Fire & Rescue Thailand
On April 25, a policeman aircraft crashed off the beach of Cha-am region in Phetchaburi state. Fire & Rescue Thailand

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: International aviation authorities have joined the administration’s efforts to study the officers plane’s black container after it crashed into the water near Hua Hin late last month, killing six soldiers.

According to Hua Hin Police, police lieutenant-colonel Naruepanart Assadinyadech said that forensic experts from the Singaporean engine producer and Canadian aircraft manufacturer De Havilland Aircraft of Canada ( DHC ) will examine the black box, which was discovered to be in good condition. &nbsp,

By Friday, authorities are preparing to move the aircraft to Naresuan Camp’s temporary store. The Royal Thai Police Aviation Division in Bangkok will receive the shipwreck on Saturday for further research.

A Twin Otter DHC-6-400, which had been in company since 2020, was the aeroplane involved in the April 25 collision. It was one of three Baby Animals that the officers used for cargo transportation, tokens, and search and rescue operations. The plane can get off from shorter runways and can hold up to 19 passengers.