Boeing 777 incident near Bangkok, Th, October 20, 2019
On October 20, 2019 at about 1:00 am local time, a Boeing 777, registered HSTKL, suffered minor damage in an incident during takeoff (rejected takeoff) near Bangkok. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 20, 2019 · about 1:00 am local time
- Place
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 777 300ER · all 777s on the register
- Registration
- HSTKL · no longer on the register · serial 41521
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On October 20, 2019, a Thai Airways International Boeing 777-300ER, powered by two General Electric GE90-115B turbofan engines, aborted takeoff after experiencing a No. 1 engine high pressure turbine uncontainment failure during takeoff roll. The incident is being investigated by Thailand's Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Commission (AAIIC). The NTSB is participating in the investigation as the state of manufacture of the airplane and the engines.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Uncontained engine failure during takeoff (rejected takeoff) defining event
The aircraft
- Seats: 348
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: General Electric GE90 115BL (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: General Electric GE90 115BL (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Thai Airways International
The flight
- Departed from: BKK Bangkok
- Destination: ZRH Zurich
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.