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- Code Number:
- TAFV43P09_08
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N1809E, Douglas DC-8-62, Surinam Airways, JT3D
- CN: 46107
LN: 498 Engines: 4x JT3D-7 Built: 1969 w/o 07/06/1989 Paramaribo Suriname Accident report: Total airframe hours: 52706 Cycles: 20342 Crew: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 Passengers: Fatalities: 167 / Occupants: 178 Total: Fatalities: 176 / Occupants: 187 Airplane damage: Destroyed Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: 3 km (1.9 miles) W of Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM) (Suriname) Phase: Approach (APR) Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM), Netherlands Destination airport: Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM/SMJP), Suriname Probable Cause: The Commission determines: a) That as a result of the captain's glaring carelessness and recklessness the aircraft was flown below the published minimum altitudes during the approach and consequently collided with a tree. b) As underlying factor in the accident was the failure of SLM's operational management to observe the pertinent regulations as well as the procedures prescribed in the SLM Operations Manual concerning qualification and certification during recruitment and employment of the crew members furnished by ACI.
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