| Date: | Wednesday 5 February 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1649A Starliner |
| Owner/operator: | Six-T Ranch Corp. |
| Registration: | N7324C |
| MSN: | 1030 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM) -
 Suriname
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM/SMJP) |
The Lockheed L-1649A Starliner cargo plane was damaged beyond repair when the aircraft hit trees after take off at night on a contraband flight from Zanderij Airport, Paramaribo, Surinam. A leading edge was damaged and no.2 engine caught fire. It managed to return to the airport and was abandoned there.
The contraband consisted of cigarettes or other consumer goods in order to evade import taxes.
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