Georgetown – Ekereku

On November 8, 2003 at 11:00 AM, Georgetown – Ekereku experienced a crash involving Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, operated by Trans Guyana Airways, with the event recorded near Georgetown-Ogle Demerara-Mahaica.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 28.6%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. One minute after takeoff from Georgetown-Ogle Airport runway 24, the pilot declared an emergency after an engine failed. He elected to return for an emergency landing but eventually attempted to land in a sugarcane field when the aircraft crashed near the airport. Five people were seriously injured while two others were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 8R-GMC, MSN 1959, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 6.8242°, -58.1140°.