Boeing 737 9Y-PBM

Summary

On 30 July 2011 at about 05:25 local time, a Boeing 737 registered 9Y-PBM, operated by Caribbean Airlines, was involved in an accident near Georgetown, Guyana. 162 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 July 2011 at 05:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Georgetown, Guyana

Nearest airport

Georgetown (SYCJ)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

9Y-PBM

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Caribbean Airlines

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port of Spain → Georgetown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DCA11RA092

1 person was seriously injured.

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 30, 2011, at 1:25 am local time (0525 UTC), a Boeing 737-800, Trinidad & Tobago registration 9Y-PBM, operated by Caribbean Airlines as flight 523, overran the runway upon landing at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown, Guyana. Of the 156 passengers and six crew on board, there was reportedly one serious and multiple minor injuries. Weather was reported as raining at the time of the accident. Preliminary details from local authorities indicate that the airplane fractured in two pieces as a result of the overrun. The flight was a scheduled passenger flight from Piarco International Airport, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.The accident is being investigated by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture. All inquiries should be directed to the Guyana CAA at: Civil Aviation Authority Fairlie House Lot 96 Duke St Kingston Georgetown

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.