ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189728
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 August 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  PADC/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Roraima Airways |
| Registration: | 8R-GRA |
| MSN: | 3006 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Eteringbang Airport, Region 2 -
 Guyana
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Eteringbang Airstrip (SYET) |
| Ogle/Correira Int'l (OGL/SYEC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On takeoff, the plane encountered technical problems. Takeoff was aborted and the plane suffered a runway excursion. There were no personal injuries.
The plane sustained some damage to its nose wheel and undercarriage.
Sources:
http://www.inewsguyana.com/aircraft-crashes-into-valley-at-eteringbang-airstrip-in-failed-takeoff-bid/
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/news/stories/08/26/pilot-aborts-takeoff-due-poor-state-eteringbang-airstrip/
http://demerarawaves.com/2016/08/30/gcaa-probing-aircraft-incident-at-eteringbang-gouveia-denies-plane-was-overloaded/
http://rzjets.net/aircraft/?reg=170426
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 November 1996 | 8R-GRA | Roraima Airways | 0 | near Ebini | |
unk |
| 25 July 2017 | 8R-GRA | Roraima Airways | 1 | 0,25 km from Eteringbang Airport | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2016 14:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Aug-2016 15:07 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 26-Jul-2017 07:27 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2022 20:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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