Estado: | |
Fecha: | lunes 3 diciembre 1973 |
Hora: | 11:15 |
Tipo: | 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)
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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.
Fuentes:
» ICAO Adrep
Fotos
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.