Result of Samui air crash to be known in one month

Chaisak was speaking after inspecting the site where the Bangkok Airways plane skidded off a Samui Airport runway and crashed into an old air control tower.

Officials finished collecting relevant evidence and the airport was already resumed on Wednesday.

Chaisak said it may take about one month for investigators to determine the cause of the accident. The black box and the pilots' voice record were already retrieved from the site on Wednesday.

The cause of the incident may relate to bad weather, human error, or a defective engine part, he said. More investigation is needed to determine the cause of the accident.

Kannika Khemawuthanont, Director General of Civil Aviation Department said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee is considering sending the black box of the aircraft for decoding in France and a rapid investigative result as the ATR 72 aircraft was manufactured there, said.

The black box of the One-Two-Go aircraft was sent to the US for investigation, she added.