What happened
On May 3, 1999, a Piper PA-60-602P, registration N602PK, was participating in an air rally flight traveling from Calcutta, India, toward Bangkok, Thailand. The aircraft was scheduled to arrive at Don Muang airport at 23:00 local time. However, the flight ended in a crash at the Srinakarin Reservoir, located in the Srisawat district of Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok.
The accident resulted in one fatality and one person reported missing. The pilot, a German national, died at the scene, while a German passenger was not located following the impact. There were no reports indicating that the aircraft's emergency locator transmitter had activated during the event.
Findings
Reports from the time of the accident indicate that the aircraft was operating in adverse weather conditions in the vicinity of the crash site.