# Accident 19890607014469A: Doug DC862, Paramaribo, June 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1989
- Place: Paramaribo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Aircraft: N1809E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1809E-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62 (registry code 302197B, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B (registry code 52039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC862
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 14
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA89RA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89RA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890607014469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY . APPEARED AIRPORT WAS SHROUDED IN THICK FOG.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA89RA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89RA056), Jun 7, 1989: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 (N1809E), Paramaribo, Suriname, destroyed, 174 fatal

## Other reports on N1809E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790723021169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790723021169I), Jul 23, 1979: Doug DC863 (N1809E), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft was pushed back before passenger door was closed. Door made contact with jetway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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