03°41′N 054°05′W / 3.683°N 54.083°W
Accident | |
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Date | 11:00, April 3, 2008 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Lawa Antino Airstrip, Benzdorp, Suriname |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Antonov An-28 |
Operator | Blue Wing Airlines official site |
Registration | PZ-TSO |
Flight origin | Zorg en Hoop Airport, Paramaribo, Suriname |
Stopover | Lawa Antino Airport, ICAO code SMAN Benzdorp, Suriname |
Destination | Lawa Antino Airport of Benzdorp in Suriname |
Passengers | 17 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 19 |
Survivors | 0 |
On Thursday, April 3, 2008, an Antonov An-28 operated by Blue Wing Airlines (registration PZ-TSO[1]) crashed upon landing at Lawa Antino Airport in Benzdorp, Suriname.[2][3] The plane carried 17 passengers and a crew of 2, all of whom perished.[4] The crash occurred around 11:00 am ART (14:00 UTC). Initial media reports indicated that the airplane had to abort the landing, as the runway was being used by another Bluewing AN-28 aircraft. [5] The airplane attempted a go-around, but failed to gain height and crashed into a mountain.[6]