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| Date: | Thursday 29 January 2015 |
| Time: | 09:40 |
| Type: |  Britten Norman BN-2A-8 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Air Services Limited |
| Registration: | 8R-GAR |
| MSN: | 306 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Kurupung Airport, Region 7 -
 Guyana
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Georgetown-Eugene F. Correira International Airport (OGL/SYGO) |
| Kurupung Airport (KPG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane skidded off the runway, due to brake failure. The nose of the plane was damaged. There were no personal injuries.
Sources:
https://guyanatimesgy.com/2015/01/30/air-services-plane-skids-off-runway/
https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2015/01/30/asl-plane-runs-off-kurupung-airstrip/
http://web.archive.org/web/20150501082033/http://caribbeannewsservice.com/news/512-plane-in-accident-in-guyana-s-interior
http://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/ConstructionList/BN-2A%20Islander?page=3
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 April 2017 | 8R-GAR | Air Services Limited - ASL | 0 | Kopinang Airfield (SYKO) | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2015 07:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Jan-2015 07:50 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 30-Jan-2015 17:49 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 22-Apr-2022 20:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 14-Feb-2025 10:28 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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