- Date
- June 7, 1989, 03:27 local (07:27 UTC)
- Place
- Paramaribo, Suriname
- Injuries
- 174 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- N1809EMcDonnell Douglas DC-8-62
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19890607014469A
- Case key
- 15926
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Aircraft
- Registration
- N1809E
- Reported as
- McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46107
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Part 129
- Operator
- Suriname Airways, doing business as Suriname Airways
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- Amsterdam,Nethe, OF
- Destination
- Parameaibo,Suri, OF
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Zandery Intl
N1809ERegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2012 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 0° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 56 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Observed at
- 2
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1809E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.