Date & Time:
Jan 18, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant
Operator:
Guyana Civil Aviation Department
Registration:
8R-GFF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
1966
YOM:
1979
Country:
Guyana
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
2
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor weather conditions, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain shrouded in clouds and located in the Kamoa Mountain Range. All four occupants were killed.
