Narrative:
The Skyvan took off from Ogle Airport's runway 24 at 10:59 for a charter flight to Ekereku. One minute after takeoff, the pilot declared an emergency and reported that he was forced to crash-land into the cane-fields bordering E-Block Sophia and Lamaha Springs. The plane hit a ridge and then skidded approximately 100 feet from the point of impact, before coming to rest on an uncultivated piece of land. Preliminary investigation revealed that the no. 2 engine had failed.
» NTSB
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Saturday 8 November 2003 |
| Time: | ca 11:00 |
| Type: |  Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3M-100 |
| Operator: | Trans Guyana Airways |
| Registration: | 8R-GMC |
| MSN: | SH.1959 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-2-201A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Ogle Airport (OGL) ( Guyana)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Georgetown-Ogle International Airport (OGL/SYGO), Guyana |
| Ekereku Airport (EKE), Guyana |
The Skyvan took off from Ogle Airport's runway 24 at 10:59 for a charter flight to Ekereku. One minute after takeoff, the pilot declared an emergency and reported that he was forced to crash-land into the cane-fields bordering E-Block Sophia and Lamaha Springs. The plane hit a ridge and then skidded approximately 100 feet from the point of impact, before coming to rest on an uncultivated piece of land. Preliminary investigation revealed that the no. 2 engine had failed.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Guyana Chronicle» NTSB
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Georgetown-Ogle International Airport to Ekereku Airport as the crow flies is 302 km (189 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Georgetown-Ogle International Airport to Ekereku Airport as the crow flies is 302 km (189 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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