| Date: | Saturday 6 January 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A-2 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Guyana Defence Force |
| Registration: | 8R-GFN |
| MSN: | 289 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 9 km from Mahdia -
 Guyana
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kato Airport (KTO/SYKT) |
| Mahdia Airport (MHA/SYMD) |
Flew into the side of Ebini mountain. The airplane was chartered by a building contractor.
Sources:
Caribbean Aviation web site
Thomas Brügge
Location
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; London-Biggin Hill Airport (BQH); 11 August 1974
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