ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330028
Date: | Monday 3 December 1973 |
Time: | 11:15 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
Owner/operator: | Guyana Airways |
Registration: | 8R-GCP |
MSN: | 39 |
Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Kurupung -
Guyana
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The aircraft was on a domestic flight in the hinterland of Guyana and failed to arrive at its destination as expected. During the resulting search and rescue operation, the wreckage was found on top of a mountain 1100 m (3600 ft) above mean sea level on a magnetic bearing of 294 deg and 18 kms (11.3 mi) from its planned destination.
It has been ascertained that the aircraft struck the ground while in a descending attitude; the top of the mountain being obscured by cloud.
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