ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163720
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 February 2014 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: | Polaris Motor Flying Inflatable Boat |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Off Laem Ka Yai beach in Rawai, Phuket -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Laem Ka Yai beach in Rawai, Phuket |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into sea 5 February 2014 following engine failure shortly after take-off from water off Laem Ka Yai beach in Rawai, Phuket; 1 killed (pilot, George Erwin Bach)
Sources:
1. http://phuketwan.com/tourism/phuket-flying-machine-crash-expat-killed-sea-plunge-19701/
2. https://www.thephuketnews.com/flying-boat-german-pilot-dies-in-phuket-crash-44449.php
3. http://www.polarismotor.it
4. https://www.thai-aviation.net/files/Air_Accidents.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2014 10:54 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Feb-2014 10:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Feb-2014 00:08 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Feb-2015 16:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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