Douglas DC-8 crash, Jun 7, 1989 (176 killed), Paramaribo-...
Douglas DC-8 accident on June 7, 1989 near Paramaribo-Zanderij, Para, Suriname with 176 fatalities. Cause: The official Surinamese commission found the...
- Date: June 7, 1989
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Paramaribo-Zanderij, Para, Suriname
- Fatalities: 176
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The official Surinamese commission found the captain's carelessness and recklessness caused a descent below minimum altitudes into trees, and the airline's management failed to verify crew qualifications.
Surinam Airways Flight 764, a McDonnell Douglas jet from Amsterdam, crashed on approach to Paramaribo Zanderij airport on 7 June 1989. The aircraft descended below published minimum altitudes and struck trees short of the runway. The great majority of those on board died, making it the deadliest aviation disaster in Suriname.