# NTSB ERA13WA322: Cessna 208B, Mathews Ridge, Guyana, July 15, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 15, 2013, 11:57 local (11:57 UTC)
- Place: Mathews Ridge, Guyana
- Coordinates: 7.494166, -60.168056 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=7.4942&lon=-60.1681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 12 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 87493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13WA322
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87493/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87493
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA322

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On July 15, 2013, about 1157 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 208B, Guyana registration 8R-AMS, operated by Air Services Limited, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during approach at Matthew's Ridge Airport (SYMR), Matthew's Ridge, Guyana. Eleven of the 14 occupants were seriously injured. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Guyana Civil Aviation Authority Fairlie House 96 Duke Street, Kingston Georgetown, Guyana Telephone: (592)-227-1219 Fax: (592)-225-6800 http://www.gcaa-gy.org Email: dasr@gcaa-gy.org This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the government of Guyana.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 8R-AMS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Air Services Limited
- Departed: SYCJ, Georgetown
- Destination: SYMR, Mathews Ridge
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: SYMR, Matthew's Ridge

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 1, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87493. 21 KB in all.

- Foriegn Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 21 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40397431&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foriegn%20Accident%20Statement-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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