Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | Voorlopig |
| Datum: | 30 JUL 2011 |
| Tijd: | 01:32 |
| Type: | Boeing 737-8BK (WL) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Caribbean Airlines |
| Registratie: | 9Y-PBM |
| Constructienummer: | 29635/2326 |
| Bouwjaar: | 2007-07-06 (4 years ) |
| Motoren: | 2 CFMI CFM56-7B26 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 156 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 162 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) (Guyana)
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| Fase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Port of Spain-Piarco Airport (POS/TTPP), Trinidad en Tobago |
| Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO/SYCJ), Guyana | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 523 |
A Boeing 737-800 passenger plane, 9Y-PBM, was destroyed when it suffered a runway excursion accident at Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO), Guyana. One serious and multiple minor injuries were reported among the 156 passengers and six crewmembers on board the plane.
Caribbean Airlines Flight BW523 flight departed Port of Spain (POS), Trinidad & Tobago on a scheduled flight to Georgetown. The airplane landed on runway 06 (a 7,448-ft / 2,270-m long asphalt runway) but failed to stop on the runway surface. It overran and came to rest near a 200-ft (61-m) ravine. The airplane broke in two.
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» Government Information Agency (GINA) Guyana
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Port of Spain-Piarco Airport en Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport bedraagt 565 km (353 miles).
De afstand tussen Port of Spain-Piarco Airport en Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport bedraagt 565 km (353 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
