Incident Overview
Date: Monday 3 December 1973
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Owner/operator: Guyana Airways
Registration Number: 8R-GCP
Location: Kurupung –
ÿ Guyana
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft structureAircraft structure
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a significant malfunction during a domestic flight in the Guyana hinterland, resulting in a crash on a mountain peak. The aircraft failed to reach its destination due to a descending attitude and obscured visibility.An aircraft experienced a significant malfunction during a domestic flight in the Guyana hinterland, resulting in a crash on a mountain peak. The aircraft failed to reach its destination due to a descending attitude and obscured visibility.
Description
The aircraft was on a domestic flight in the hinterland of Guyana and failed to arrive at its destination as expected. During the resulting search and rescue operation, the wreckage was found on top of a mountain 1100 m (3600 ft) above mean sea level on a magnetic bearing of 294 deg and 18 kms (11.3 mi) from its planned destination. It has been ascertained that the aircraft struck the ground while in a descending attitude; the top of the mountain being obscured by cloud.
Primary Cause
Descending attitude and obscured visibility due to cloud cover during a descent.Descending attitude and obscured visibility due to cloud cover during a descent.Share on:
