Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | zondag 28 december 2014 |
Tijd: | 11:45 |
Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Air Services Limited - ASL |
Registratie: | 8R-GHE |
Constructienummer: | 269 |
Bouwjaar: | 1971 |
Aantal vlieguren: | 25818 |
Motoren: | 2 Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
Schade: | Vermist |
Gevolgen: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
Plaats: | binnen Guyana ( Guyana)
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Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Mahdia Airport (MHA/SYMD), Guyana |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Karisparu Airport (SYKU), Guyana |
Beschrijving:The Britten Norman Islander took off from Mahdia at 15:42 UTC (11:42 local time) on a routine cargo flight and the last known position was recorded at 15:44 UTC (11:44 local time). The aircraft was estimated to arrive Karisparu at 16:00 UTC (12:00 local time). The aircraft was declared missing when it failed to arrive.
Despite an intensive twenty one days of aerial and ground searches in mountainous and densely forested terrain, the aircraft and its occupants had not been found. The search was called of on January 19, 2015 with the crew presumed dead.
Probable Cause:
Cause: The probable cause of this accident is unknown.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | GAAIU |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 years and 5 months | Accident number: | GAAIU:3/1/6 | Download report: | Final report
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Bronnen:
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Ministry of Public Works, 19-1-2015»
Caribbean News Desk 28-11-2014»
Guyana Times 30-12-2014
Veiligheidsmaatregelen
issued 2 Safety Recommendations
Issued: -- | To: | 8R-GHE (1) |
The GCAA should acquire flight operations staff to provide the necessary oversight to the operator. |
Issued: -- | To: | 8R-GHE (2) |
The operator should improve its FOM by providing more guidance to its staff in relation to handling overdue and/or missing aircraft. |
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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 Mahdia Airport en Karisparu Airport bedraagt 52 km (32 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.