| Date: | Friday 5 May 1978 |
| Time: | 06:59 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Surinam Airways |
| Registration: | N3493F |
| MSN: | 44630/567 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM) -
 Suriname
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Curaçao-Hato International Airport (CUR/TNCC) |
| Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM/SMJP) |
The DC-6 approached Paramaribo runway 10 in poor weather (200 m visibility, decreasing) and struck trees 1800 m short of the runway and 100 feet left of the extended centreline.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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