# NTSB ERA17RA260: Britten Norman BN2A, Eteringbang, Guyana, July 25, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 25, 2017, 21:53 local (21:53 UTC)
- Place: Eteringbang, Guyana
- Coordinates: 6.707499, -61.065555 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=6.7075&lon=-61.0656&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17RA260
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95691/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17RA260

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRITTEN NORMAN BN2A (26)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3006
- Engines: Lycoming O-540 260 horsepower reciprocating; Lycoming 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.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

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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