2 aircraft accidents in Suriname since 2000

The Blue Wing Airlines Antonov AN-28, scheduled flight from Godo Holo, Suriname, to Paramaribo Zorg en Hoop, Suriname, with 6 passengers and 2 crew, crashed in the jungle of eastern Suriname. All eight on board were killed in the accident. The plane was enroute about 10 minutes into the flight when the crew reported bad weather and shortly thereafter radio contact was lost. The airplane still has not arrived at Zorg en Hoop several hours after estimated arrival. Rescue and Recovery teams reached the crash site the day after and all eight occupants were found dead. The airplane crashed about 200km (108nm) southeast of Paramaribo into the jungle 5km northeast of Pokisi in the Upper Marowijne District. The crash location is near the Tapanahony River. The airplane was quite off course obviously in order to avoid bad weather on the direct route.

The Antonov An-28 operated by Surinamese carrier Blue Wing airlines took off from Paramaribo, Suriname, bound for Benzdorp in the east of Suriname, near the border with French Guiana. There were 17 passengers and 2 crewmembers onboard. The twin-engine aircraft attempted to land on the Benzdorp airstrip, but there was another aircraft on the runway at the time. The An-28 performed a go-around but it then crashed in a wooded hillside. The aircraft plunged into the woods some 150 meters parallel to the airstrip. According to accounts of eyewitnesses, the plane was already in its landing approach when the pilot tried to pull up again. However, the aircraft suddenly veered left and plunged nose down into the woods, followed by at least three explosions. The accident has left all 19 passengers and crew dead.