# NTSB DCA89RA056: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62, N1809E, Paramaribo, Suriname, June 7, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 7, 1989, 03:27 local (07:27 UTC)
- Place: Paramaribo, Suriname
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 174 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA89RA056
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15926/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89RA056

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1809E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1809E-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 46107, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62) (registry code 302197B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (registry code 52039, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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

## 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19890607014469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890607014469A), Jun 7, 1989: Doug DC862, Paramaribo, Destroyed, 14 fatal. Crashed short of runway . Appeared airport was shrouded in thick fog.

## Other investigations on N1809E (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 MIA80RA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80RA003), Oct 14, 1979: Douglas DC-8 (N1809E), Panama Cty, St. Pierre & Miquelon, substantial damage

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.

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