Statuts:	Enquête Officielle
Date:	30 JUN 1967
Heure:	16:10
Type/Sous-type:	Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
Compagnie:	Thai Airways International
Immatriculation:	HS-TGI
Numéro de série:	25
Année de Fabrication:	1960
Heures de vol:	17350
Moteurs:	2 Rolls Royce 527 Avon
Equipage:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 7
Passagers:	victimes: 24 / à bord: 73
Total:	victimes: 24 / à bord: 80
Dégats de l'appareil:	Perte Totale
Conséquences:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Lieu de l'accident:	1.2 km (0.8 milles) SE de Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG) (Hong-Kong)
Phase de vol:	En approche (APR)
Nature:	Transport de Passagers Intern.
Aéroport de départ:	Taipei-Sung Shan Airport (TSA/RCSS), Taïwan
Aéroport de destination:	Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong-Kong
Numéro de vol:	601

Détails:
The aircraft was making an ILS approach to runway 31 during a heavy rainstorm. The captain was busy seeking visual contact with the ground and didn't notice the descend through the minimum altitude of 415 feet. The co-pilot, who was flying the aircraft, made an abrupt heading change (while already 80 feet below the glide slope) and was possibly caught by downdraft, causing the aircraft to enter a high rate of descent and a crash into the sea short of the runway.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "a) The pilots did not adhere to the Thai Airways procedure for a 'captain monitored' approach in bad visibility; b) The captain did not monitor the approach adequately; c) The co-pilot mishandled the aircraft after descending below minimum altitude; downdrafts may be contributed to the height loss which resulted from this mishandling."

Sources:
» ICAO Circular 88-AN/74 Volume II (179-200)