Incident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 8R-GAS,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146502
 
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Date:Monday 25 June 2012
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic C208 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator:Air Services Limited (ASL)
Registration: 8R-GAS
MSN: 208B1234 ?
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Mabaruma Airstrip. Region 1 -   Guyana
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Mabaruma airstrip in Region One
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Cessna plane owned by Air Services Ltd (ASL) crashed onto the Mabaruma airstrip in Region One on monday 25 June 2012 in the morning. However, no one was seriously injured.
Reports are that the 14-foot aircraft with registration 8R-GAS after touching down suffered a blow out of the wheels. This caused the plane to topple.

A later report concluded that the Cessna Grand Caravan only sustained a puncture upon landing.

Sources:

https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2012/06/26/asl-plane-crash-lands-on-mabaruma-airstrip/
https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2012/06/27/asl-plane-didn%E2%80%99t-crash-at-mabaruma-manager/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jun-2012 01:39 gerard57 Added
26-Jun-2012 07:22 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative]
27-Jun-2012 09:29 gerard57 Updated [Source, Narrative]
22-Apr-2022 20:15 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Narrative]

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