ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46171
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| Date: | Saturday 1 November 2008 |
| Time: | 16:54 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A90 King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Dynamic Avlease, Inc |
| Registration: | N87V |
| MSN: | LM-130 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12038 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Georgetown -
 Guyana
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO/SYCJ) |
| Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO/SYCJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On November 1, 2008, at about 1654 universal coordinated time, a Beechcraft King Air 65-A90, N87V, owned and operated by Dynamic AvLease incorporated, was reported missing when it did not return from a geological surveying mission in a remote area of Guyana. The airline transport-rated pilot, commercial-rated co-pilot and passenger are missing. The flight originated from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown, Guyana, earlier that day.
According to the aircraft operator, about six aircraft were used to search the area for the missing airplane on November 2, 2008. For two weeks the air search continued and the airplane was not located. The Guyanese Government has called off the air search, and the ground search is ongoing.
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Guyana. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Zulficar Mohamed
Head of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority
592-624-0586
This report is for information purposes only and contains only information obtained for or released by the Government of Guyana.
Probable Cause: none
Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2008 03:56 | Dmitriy | Added |
| 04-Nov-2008 22:21 | Learie | Updated |
| 04-Nov-2008 22:32 | Anon. | Updated |
| 02-May-2009 23:53 | slowkid | Updated |
| 08-Sep-2014 12:46 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 12:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2020 06:05 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 02-Oct-2021 19:08 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 18-Apr-2022 08:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
| 17-Nov-2022 08:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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