Britten Norman BN2A 8R-GRA

Summary

On 25 July 2017 at about 21:53 local time, a Britten Norman BN2A registered 8R-GRA, operated by Roraima Airways Ltd., was involved in an accident near Eteringbang, Guyana. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 July 2017 at 21:53

Classification

Accident

Location

Eteringbang, Guyana

Nearest airport

Eteringbang (SYET)

Coordinates

6.7075, -61.0656

Aircraft

Britten Norman BN2A

Registration

8R-GRA

Category

Airplane

Operator

Roraima Airways Ltd.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ekereku Bottom → Eteringbang

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA17RA260

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB 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: [email protected] Fax: (592) 22 56800 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the government of Guyana.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.