ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196087
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| Date: | Saturday 11 February 2017 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206G Stationair 6 II |
| Owner/operator: | Air Services Limited (ASL) |
| Registration: | 8R-CNK |
| MSN: | U206-04124 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kurupung Top Airstrip, Region 7 -
 Guyana
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Bartica Airstrip |
| Kurupung Top Airstrip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft was flying between Bartica Airstrip and Kurupung Top Airstrip. While on short final Kurupung Top, the aircraft encountered turbulence. To compensate for the turbulence, the pilot added a little more power. The aircraft bounced on landing and an attempt was made to go around but the aircraft lost altitude and crashed to the ground. The aircraft flipped over and came to rest inverted. Two persons were on board, both of them, the pilot and the passenger were seriously
injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://guyanachronicle.com/2017/02/12/plane-crashes-businessman-injured-as-aircraft-crash-lands-at-kurupung
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2017 12:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Jun-2019 15:05 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 01-Jun-2019 15:10 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 22-Apr-2022 18:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 22-Apr-2022 23:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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