PZL-Mielec AN-28 crash, Apr 3, 2008 (19 killed), Benzdorp
PZL-Mielec AN-28 accident on April 3, 2008 near Benzdorp, Sipaliwini, Suriname with 19 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. No final investigation...
- Date: April 3, 2008
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-28
- Location: Benzdorp, Sipaliwini, Suriname
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. No final investigation findings were located. Early reports describe an aborted landing followed by a second approach.
A Blue Wing Airlines An-28 on a scheduled flight from Paramaribo to Lawa was told another aircraft was on the runway at Lawa-Antino. The crew started a go-around, but the aircraft struck a wooded hillside and burst into flames. All 19 people on board were killed.