Descripción del Accidente ASN 03 DEC 1973 de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 8R-GCP - Kurupung
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Fecha:lunes 3 diciembre 1973
Hora:11:15
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Operador:Guyana Airways
Registración: 8R-GCP
Numéro de série: 39
Año de Construcción: 1967
Motores: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 3
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 1
Total:Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 4
Daños en la Aeronave: Destruido
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:Kurupung (   Guyana)
Elevación del lugar del accidente: 1100 m (3609 feet) amsl
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico No Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:?
Aeropuerto de Llegada:?
Descripción:
The aircraft was on a domestic flight in the hinterland of Guyana and failed to arrive at its destination as expected. During the resulting search and rescue operation, the wreckage was found on top of a mountain 1100 m (3600 ft) above mean sea level on a magnetic bearing of 294 deg and 18 kms (11.3 mi) from its planned destination.

Probable Cause:

It has been ascertained that the aircraft struck the ground while in a descending attitude; the top of the mountain being obscured by cloud.

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