The pilot of a privately-owned single-engine plane died Thursday evening when the aircraft exploded on landing at the Eteringbang airstrip in western Guyana, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) confirmed. “The accident occurred at approximately 17:45h. According to reports reaching the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the lone occupant of the aircraft has perished. The GCAA will provide more details ...
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Pilot, policeman rescued from crashed plane
A Guyanese policeman and the pilot of the single-engine Cessna plane that crashed Monday night were rescued several hours later and rushed to hospital, officials said. Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Retired Lt. Col. Egbert Field said the United States-registered plane ran out of fuel and went down. At least 100 curious persons up to late Monday night ...
Read More »UPDATE: Pilot, policeman survive single-engine plane crash
This is a developing story A single-engine Cessna 182 plane that was transporting the body of a dead man crashed after it ran out of fuel, Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Egbert Field said. Field said the pilot, Lincoln Gomez’s jaw was broken and a policeman,Michael Grimmond,sustained a broken leg. The plane, which bears United States registration ...
Read More »GCAA says all Cessna Caravan planes declared “safe for use”
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Friday declared all Cessna Caravan aircraft “safe for use” after Airworthiness inspectors completed their investigation and inspections of all their planes at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport at Ogle, East Coast Demerara. “Following the submission of their findings, the Director General of the GCAA, Lt. Col. (Ret’d) Egbert Field, has lifted the ...
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