ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 320715
| Date: | Monday 15 July 2013 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Air Services Limited - ASL |
| Registration: | 8R-AMS |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Matthews Ridge Airport (MWJ) -
 Guyana
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO/SYCJ) |
| Matthews Ridge Airport (MWJ/SYMR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, a Cessna 208B Caravan, impacted terrain while on approach to Matthews Ridge Airport (MWJ), Guyana. The aircraft came to rest in thick vegetation and sustained substantial damage and injuries to the thirteen occupants onboard ranged from serious to minor. Local weather may have been a factor in the accident.
Sources:
Kaieteur News
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