Surinam Airways Flight 764 · Paramaribo
On June 7, 1989, Surinam Airways Flight 764 (Paramaribo). 176 people died.
- Date
- June 7, 1989
- Place
- Paramaribo
- Operator
- Surinam Airways
- Killed
- 176
- Injured
- 11
- Position
- 5.453°N, 55.230°W
- Wikidata ID
- Q2610182
From Wikipedia
Surinam Airways Flight 764 was an international scheduled passenger flight of Surinam Airways from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname. On 7 June 1989, the DC-8-62 serving the flight crashed during approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij, killing 178 of the 187 on board. It is the deadliest aviation disaster in Suriname's history.
Investigation revealed significant deficiencies in the crew's training and judgement. They knowingly attempted to land using an inappropriate navigation signal and ignored alarms warning them of an impending crash. The safety issues stemming from the incident were of such concern that the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Text from Wikipedia, “Surinam Airways Flight 764”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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