Incident Overview
Date: Monday 23 July 1979
Aircraft Type: IAI Arava 201
Owner/operator: Guardia Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela – GNBV
Registration Number: GN7953
Location: near Matthew’s Ridge Airport (MWJ) –
ÿ Guyana
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft crashed in a ravine during an attempted forced landing at Mathews Ridge Airstrip in Guyana. The incident was a result of a failed landing attempt.An aircraft crashed in a ravine during an attempted forced landing at Mathews Ridge Airstrip in Guyana. The incident was a result of a failed landing attempt.
Description
The aircraft became lost and crashed in a ravine during attempted forced landing at Mathews Ridge Airstrip in Guyana
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nTZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k0YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3227%2C3080836https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nTZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k0YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3227%2C3080836Primary Cause
Failed landing attempt during forced landing.Failed landing attempt during forced landing.Share on:
