Plane Crash List

McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 N1809E

7 June 1989 · Paramaribo, Suriname · Fatal

Summary

On 7 June 1989 at about 07:27 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 registered N1809E, operated by Suriname Airways, was involved in an accident near Paramaribo, Suriname. 174 people were on board and 174 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 07:27
Classification
Accident
Location
Paramaribo, Suriname
Nearest airport
Zandery Intl
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62
Registration
N1809E
Category
Airplane
Engines
4
Operator
Suriname Airways
Operating rule
Part 129: Foreign
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Amsterdam, Nethe → Parameaibo, Suri
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
DCA89RA056

People

174 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
174 174 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
30 Jun 1988 McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73F
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20 Aug 1987 McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63
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no coordinates
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13 Nov 1992 McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71
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13 Dec 1992 McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63
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no coordinates
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All 22 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
12 Dec 2002 Cessna 206H
N5072T
Lawa Antino, Suriname
no coordinates
N.V. Suriname Earth Moving Contractors Minor injuries -
10 Oct 2002 Cessna 172M
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Belwaarde, Suriname - Fatal 1
18 May 2017 Cessna 182
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
28 Jul 2021 Cessna 206
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no coordinates
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All 5 records in Suriname