Plane overturns after landing at Arau

The pilot and three passengers on board a light Cessna 206 aircraft operated by Air Services Limited (ASL) escaped with minor injuries after the plane overturned shortly after landing at the Arau airstrip in Region 7 yesterday.

Operations official at ASL, Annette Arjoon-Martins, told Stabroek News yesterday that the aircraft, which bears registration 8R-GGE, was heading into the area with several Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) officials at the time. The incident occurred around 9.30 am.

She said that the company had received a weather report prior to the flight which indicated that conditions were