Lockheed L-1649 Starliner crash, Dec 31, 1968, Paramaribo...
Lockheed L-1649 Starliner accident on December 31, 1968 near Paramaribo-Zanderij Para, Suriname with no fatalities.
- Date: December 31, 1968
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1649 Starliner
- Location: Paramaribo-Zanderij Para, Suriname
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Six T Ranch Lockheed Starliner on a contraband cargo flight struck trees after a night takeoff from Zanderij Airport, Paramaribo. Its leading edge was damaged and the number 2 engine caught fire, but the aircraft returned to the airport and was abandoned there.