Captain of the flight feared dead as the aircraft hit head-on to flight control tower. 41 others reportedly injured.
A Bangkok Airways aircraft skidded of runway at Samui Airport and crashed into an old aviation control tower on Tuesday.
The accident took place at about 2.30pm and as of 3pm, there was still unclear on the number of injuries and fatalities.
Rescue teams and workers rushed to the scene to evacuate the passengers of the ill-fated flight.
Initial report said that the 75-seat aircraft with 68 passengers and four crew members from Krabi province was landing at the Samui airport when it slid of the runway reportedly because of the poor weather.
The Nation's reporter who was at the scene said the aircraft was not caught on fire when the crash happened.
Meanwhile Kannika Kemawutanon, director general of civil aviation department said that the Bangkok Airways flight crashed into old flight control tower which is now used as parking area for fire trucks.
Samui district chief Sakchai Johpalit said rescue workers were evacuating the injured passengers from the aircraft. The injured were sent to Krungthep-Samui Hospital (Tel 077429500. Another hospital on the island is Samui Hospital which can be reached at Tel 0-7742-0902, 0-7742-1399.)
The accident took place as the island was hit by consecutive days of heavy rains. Heavy rains continued after the accident happened.