Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Cheddi Jagan International Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Timehri Guyana
Saturday, November 1, 2008 16:54 UTC
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On November 1, 2008, at about 1654 universal coordinated time, a Beechcraft King Air 65-A90, N87V, owned and operated by Dynamic AvLease incorporated, was reported missing when it did not return from a geological surveying mission in a remote area of Guyana. The airline transport-rated pilot, commercial-rated co-pilot, and passenger are missing. The flight originated from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown, Guyana, earlier that day.
According to the aircraft operator, about six aircraft were used to search the area for the missing airplane on November 2, 2008. For two weeks the air search continued and the airplane was not located. The Guyanese Government has called off the air search, and the ground search is ongoing.
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Guyana. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Zulficar Mohamed
Head of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority
Phone: 592-624-0586
This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Guyana.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 11/1/2008 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1654 |
| Event Time Zone | Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT |
| Event City | Timehri |
| Event State | -- |
| Event Country | GUYANA |
| Zipcode of the event site | -- |
| Event Date Year | 2008 |
| Event Date Month | 11 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 603000N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0581500W |
| Event Location Airport | Cheddi Jagan International |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | SYCJ |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Unknown |
| Time of the weather observation | |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | -- |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | -- |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | -- |
| Lighting Conditions | -- |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 3 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 3 |
| Investigating Agency | Foreign |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | Foreign Government |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 30 2008 9:22AM |
| User who most recently changed record | muzd |
| Basic weather conditions | -- |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
|
|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
|
| Aircraft Registration Number | N87V |
| NTSB Number | ERA09WA037 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Non-U.S., Non-Commercial |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Unknown |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | None |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | -- |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BEECH |
| Aircraft Model | 65A90 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 1 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | LM-130 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 9650 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 3 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Aug 27 2008 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 12038 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | Unknown |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Dynamic Avlease, Inc |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Bridgawater |
| Aircraft Owner State | VA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 22812 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Bridgawater |
| Operator State | VA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 22812 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Aerial Observation |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | SYCJ |
| Departure City | Georgetown |
| Departure State | -- |
| Departure Country | GY |
| Departure Time | 1814 |
| Departure Time Zone | UTC |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | SYCJ |
| Destination City | Georgetown |
| Destination State | -- |
| Destination Country | GY |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 30 2008 9:22AM |
| User who most recently changed record | muzd |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |