Plane Crash List

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.

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Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
28 Jan 1993 Cessna 402-C
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no coordinates
Gulfstream Int'l Airlines Unknown -
24 Apr 1999 Cessna 172M
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no coordinates
- Unknown -
8 Nov 2003 Short Brothers SKYVAN SC7
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