Thai plane has crashed, killing four Thais, including the two pilots, and two Chinese tourists. The plane went down southeast of Bangkok, 11 minutes after losing contact with ground control following take-off.
Rescuers scoured the Thai jungle August 23 for nine missing people after a turboprop plane crashed southeast of capital Bangkok, though authorities expected no survivors.
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Thai rescuers used hoes on Friday to search muddy, forested terrain for debris and the remains of nine people aboard a charter flight that crashed the day before, authorities said, with all the travelers presumed dead.
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Five tourists from China and four Thais, including the two pilots, were on the Cessna Caravan C208B aircraft that went down about 60 miles southeast of Bangkok, 11 minutes after losing contact with ground control following take-off.
All aboard the charter plane are presumed dead, said Chonlatee Yongtrong, the governor of Chachoengsao province, the site of the crash, as authorities scramble to investigate the cause.
