BANGKOK , Thailand ( CNN ) -- A Bangkok Airways plane crashed at an airport at a resort island in Thailand , killing the pilot and injuring 37 people Tuesday , aviation officials said . Rescue workers inspect the Bangkok Airways plane at Samui airport on Thailand 's Ko Samui . The plane carrying 68 people and four crew members skidded and then crashed after landing at Koh Samui airport , officials with the civil aviation department said . The ATR-72 turboprop had taken off from the town of Krabi on the west coast Thailand for its trip to the resort island of Koh Samui . Air traffic control warned the pilot of volatile winds before the plane landed , aviation officials said . Seven people were seriously injured and emergency officials were working to free the plane 's co-pilot who was trapped in the plane , officials said . CNN 's Dan Rivers contributed to this report .
Thailand : Plane stalled and then crashed after landing at Ban Samui airport . Thai Airways ATR-72 crash killed 68 people , four crew members . Air traffic control warned the pilot of volatile fuel before the plane landed .