Ogle – Kato – Kopinang – Mahdia – Ogle

On April 25, 2007 at 02:05 PM, Ogle – Kato – Kopinang – Mahdia – Ogle experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Islander, operated by Air Services - Guyana, with the event recorded near Kopinang Potaro-Siparuni.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 60.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft departed Ogle on a schedule service to Kato, Kopinang and Mahdia. At Kato Airport, the pilot and passengers should wait more than two hours for weather improvement. The aircraft departed Kato at 1345LT on the leg to Kopinang with four passengers, two adults, a five-year old boy and an infant. Twenty minutes later, while on approach to Kopinang, the aircraft descended into trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located few km from the airfield. The wreckage was found few hours later. Two passengers were seriously injured while the pilot and two passengers including the infant were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 8R-GET, MSN 484, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.0021°, -59.8160°.