Interview by Daniel Jackson and Richard Hakanson. Translated by Roongpeth Sriboonruang and Wiyada Kantarod. December 6, 2018.

We came to ask about the crash site at Huai Toke Khon Yang. Who saw debris?

Not me. There is another person. We can ask him.

Who owns the land where the plane crashed?

The government. It’s a National Park.

So if we wanted to talk officially, government-to-government, where is the headquarters for the National Park for this area?

We don’t have it here. You have to go to Mon Phaya Chae. We can talk to somebody not far from here. Around five kilometers from here. We will go to the Forestry Department. Near the PTT gas station and Surasak Montree Army Camp.

We want to find a guide to lead us up the mountain. Not for today. Probably in March, next year.

March is a good time for you since the forest will be dry — you will see things clearly.

Do you have anyone who could be our guide that speaks English?

No, I don’t think I can find anyone with that ability.

How far is it to go up there?

About ten kilometers. We won’t have to cut branches or grass then [in March]. It will be summertime. You can see clearly because the forest will get dry.

Did you see pieces of airplane there?

Not me. My friend said it had a number on it. I can’t remember the number. [According to Jarad Gawichai (จรัส กาวิชัย) the number was either “642” or “442.” It was stamped on a sheet of aluminum. He was about twenty years old when he saw it as he walked through the site. He did not take it.]

Who saw the pieces of airplane?

This guy, Jarad, saw it. This one is the same age as him [Mr. Hakanson]: seventy-five years old.