2008 Blue Wing Airlines An-28 crash
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 | |
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| Date | 3 April 2008 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-28 |
| Operator | Blue Wing Airlines |
| Registration | PZ-TSO |
| Flight origin | Zorg en Hoop Airport, Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Stopover | Lawa Antino Airport, Benzdorp, Suriname |
| Destination | Lawa Antino Airport, Benzdorp, Suriname |
| Occupants | 19 |
| Passengers | 17 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 19 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 3 April 2008, a Blue Wing Airlines Antonov An-28 registered as PZ-TSO) crashed upon landing at Lawa Antino Airport in Benzdorp, Suriname. The plane carried 17 passengers and a crew of 2, all of whom perished. The crash occurred at 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 Blue Wing Airlines Anotnov An-28. The airplane attempted a go-around, but failed to gain height and crashed into a mountain.