Cessna U206 8R-GPR

Summary

On 8 August 2017 at about 15:13 local time, a Cessna U206 registered 8R-GPR, operated by Wings Aviation Limited, was involved in an accident near Eteringbang, Guyana. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 August 2017 at 15:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Eteringbang, Guyana

Coordinates

6.7117, -61.1156

Aircraft

Cessna U206

Registration

8R-GPR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wings Aviation Limited

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eteringbang → Ekereku

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA17RA315

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 August 8, 2017, about 1513 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Cessna U206G, 8R-GPR, was substantially damaged during a forced landing in trees shortly after takeoff from Eteringbang Airstrip (SYET), Eteringbang, Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region, Guyana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the commercial cargo flight. The pilot sustained serious injuries. The flight originated about 1512 UTC from SYET, and was destined for Ekereku Bottom Airport (SYEK), Ekereku, Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region, Guyana.Shortly after takeoff, between 200 and 300 ft above ground level, and with the fuel selector positioned to the right tank which contained about 25 gallons of fuel, the pilot reported hearing a decrease in engine rpm, with a corresponding loss of altitude. He initiated a descent for an off-airport forced landing, and impacted trees of a rain forest about 1-mile from the departure airstrip. The engine, which had about 1,500 hours since new, and the propeller will be retained for further examination. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Guyana. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Civil Aviation Authority 82 Premniranjan Place Prashad Nagar Georgetown Guyana Tel.: (592) 22 56822 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (592) 22 56800 AFTN: SYGCYAYX This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Guyana.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.