# NTSB UNK78X0118: Douglas DC-6A, N3493F, Zandery, NS, May 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1978
- Place: Zandery, NS · ZANDERY, Suriname
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK78X0118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0118

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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B-0002   78/5/5  NR.ZANDERY,SURINAM    DOUGLAS DC-6A       CR-  0  0  3  SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0659                    N3493F              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- SURINAM AIRWAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3493F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3493F-1978-10-16), registration cancelled 1978-10-16, S/N 44630 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-6A
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (registry code 3021706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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