ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163559
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 October 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Aero Commander 520 |
| Owner/operator: | Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij |
| Registration: | PZ-TAG |
| MSN: | 64 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Palumeu -
 Suriname
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ORG / SMZO |
| OEM / SMPA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During operation Grasshopper, PZ-TAG (Aero Commander 520) was written off at Palumeu, Suriname after suspected engine trouble. The airplane was on a supply dropping run, when they encountered engine trouble in thick fog and flew into a hill close to Palumeu, both pilots Vincent Fajks and Ronald "Rudi"Elwin Kappel perished. The crash was big news in Suriname for Rudi Kappel was one of the co-founders of the Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij, later called Surinam Airways, they received a state funeral. The airstrip of Palumeu (SMPA) is called after Vincent Fajks and the airstrip of the Tafelberg (SMTB), earlier opened by Kappel is called Rudi Kappel Airstrip. Also the first Boeing 747-300 (PZ-TCM) of Surinam Airways was named after Rudi Elwin Kappel.
Sources:
http://landewers.net/PZ.TXT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudi_Kappel
Images:
Rudi Kappel and the Aero Commander 520 in 1958
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2014 07:45 | soero | Added |
| 27-Jan-2014 09:11 | soero | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 16-Jan-2022 08:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Jun-2022 10:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Jun-2022 10:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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