A small aircraft, which was shuttling fuel to Guyana’s interior, has crashed at Aricheng, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
The incident occurred on Thursday around 07:53h. The plane was piloted by Captain Bernard Singh, who is said to have survived the crash.
The Piper PA31 aircraft, bearing registration 8R-HAI, is owned by Domestic Airways.
The aircraft with registration 8R-HAI which crashed at Aricheng, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni)
According to a press release from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Air Traffic Services at Timehri has confirmed that an emergency locator signal was received from Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT).
The location was confirmed to be 2.71 Nautical Mile Northwest of Aricheng aerodrome.
The GCAA stated that search and rescue team comprising the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Special Forces and Air Navigation Services Personnel of the GCAA went to the location to rescue the pilot. A fixed aircraft and a helicopter were dispatched with the search and rescue team.
Captain Bernard Singh was rescued. He only suffered minor injuries. According to GCAA, he was able to walk with the search and rescue team to Aricheng airstrip from where he was flown to Georgetown.
The GCAA has launched an investigation into this accident.
This is not the first plane crash Captain Singh has encountered. In March 2014, he was behind the controls when the aircraft he was operating crashed after take-off from Arau in Region Seven. No one died in the accident.
Meanwhile, Domestic Aviation is still recovering from a plane crash which occurred in February 2019.
That accident claimed the life of Captain Randy Liverpool, who died while attempting to land the Cessna 206 at Eteringbang.
