03°41′N 054°05′W / 3.683°N 54.083°W
 A Blue Wing Airlines Antonov An-28 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| 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]
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- ^ "Vliegramp in Suriname: negentien doden". Trouw (in Dutch). 2008-04-03. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ Ivan Cairo (2008-04-03). "Twenty feared dead in Suriname plane crash". Caribbean Net News. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^ "Vliegtuigcrash in Lawa gebied. Alle 19 inzittenden om het leven gekomen" (in Dutch). Radio10. 2008-04-03. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved 2008-04-04.