ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136738
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Date: | Wednesday 22 June 2011 |
Time: | 15:00 |
Type: | Cessna 172 |
Owner/operator: | Air Services Limited (ASL) |
Registration: | 8R-GTS |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Kaow Island Airstrip, Region 10 -
Guyana
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Kaow Island airstrip - SYKI |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The pilot of a single-engine Cessna aircraft narrowly escaped serious injury when he lost control of the plane and it crashed while he was attempting to land on Kaow Island airstrip, Mazaruni River around 15:00 hrs yesterday. The aircraft owned by Air Services Limited (ASL) was on assignment to pick up passengers and cargo from Kaow Island and the pilot was the only person on board at the time.
The aircraft was extensively damaged.
Reports said the crash occurred because the pilot missed the airstrip altogether while attempting to land.
Sources:
http://guyanachronicle.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29710:plane-crashes-at-kaow-island-airstrip&catid=4:top-story&Itemid=8 http://demerarawaves.com/Latest/2011/06/23/pilot-of-toppled-aircraft-hospitalized.html_
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-Jun-2011 23:53 |
gerard57 |
Added |
23-Jun-2011 00:32 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Registration, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
23-Jun-2011 01:06 |
Alpine Flight |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
22-Apr-2022 22:52 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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