Boeing 747-100 N9674
21 September 1988 · Georgetown, Guyana · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 September 1988 at about 08:00 local time, a Boeing 747-100 registered N9674 was involved in an incident near Georgetown, Guyana. 231 people were on board and 10 had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 08:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Georgetown, Guyana
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747-100
- Registration
- N9674
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New York → Rio Dr Janeiro
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC88IA246
People
10 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 221 |
Probable cause
INCIDENT THAT LED TO THE DEATH OF THE PASSENGER IN ROW #6 WAS APPARENTLY NOT RELATED TO TURBULENCE, BECAUSE THE PASSENGER DIED OF CHOKING TWO HOURS AFTER THE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AT APPROXIMATELY 0400 HOURS E.D.T. PAN AMERICAN FLIGHT #201 FROM NEW YORK TO RIO DE JANEIRO ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 370 IN THE VICINITY OF GEORGETOWN, GUYANA. SEVERAL PASSENGERS AT ROW 50 RECEIVED INJURIES. THE FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AT THE TIME AND THE CAPTAIN HAD ANNOUNCED THE ILLUMINATION OF THE SIGN OVER THE PA SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 747 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1988 | Boeing 747-123 | Nr Tokyo, Japan | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1988 | Boeing 747-200 | Jamaica, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1988 | Boeing 747SP-21 | Midway Islands, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1988 | Boeing 747 | Schiphol-Amster, Netherlands | KLM | Unknown | - |
| 21 Dec 1988 | Boeing 747-121 | Lockerbie, United Kingdom | Pan AM | Fatal | 259 |
| 16 Dec 1988 | Boeing 747-124 | Hong Kong | Flying Tiger | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1993 | Cessna 402-C | Georgetown, Guyana | Gulfstream Int'l Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 24 Apr 1999 | Cessna 172M | Georgetown/Guy, Guyana | - | Unknown | - |
| 8 Nov 2003 | Short Brothers SKYVAN SC7 | Georgetown, Guyana | Trans Guyana Airways | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Nov 2005 | Cessna 172M | Timehri, Guyana | Air Services Ltd. Training School | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 2005 | Cessna 172M | Essequibo Coast, Guyana | Priamlall Mohanlall | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2005 | Rotorway EXEC 162 | Georgetown, Guyana | RotorWay International Guyana | No injuries | - |