- Date
- July 25, 2017, 21:53 local (21:53 UTC)
- Place
- Eteringbang, Guyana
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- 8R-GRABritten Norman BN2A
- Defining event
- Approach: Collision during takeoff/land
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 95691
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On July 25, 2017, about 2153 coordinated universal time, a Britten Norman BN2A-26, Guyana Registration 8R-GRA, operated by Roraima Airways Ltd., was substantially damaged when it impacted wooded terrain while on approach to Eteringbang Airstrip (SYET), Eteringbang, Guyana. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was conducted under Guyanese flight regulations, departed Ekereku Bottom Airport (SYEK), Ekereku, Guyana, and was destined for SYET.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 Civil Aviation Authority 82 Premniranjan Place Prashad Nagar Georgetown Guyana Tel.: (592) 22 56822 E-mail: director-general@gcaa-gy.org Fax: (592) 22 56800 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the government of Guyana.
Aircraft
- Registration
- 8R-GRA
- Reported as
- Britten Norman BN2A (26)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3006
- Engines
- Lycoming O-540, 260 horsepower, reciprocatingLycoming O-540, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Roraima Airways Ltd.
- Registered owner
- Roraima Airways Ltd.
- Departed
- Ekereku Bottom
- Destination
- SYET · Eteringbang
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- SYET · Eteringbang, runway 03
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal