Engine of Montserrat plane in which Guyanese died had water

The Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) says “significant quantities of water” had been found in the engine of the Montserrat Airways Limited that crashed soon after taking off from the V.C Bird International airport on October 7,  the Caribbean Media Corporation reported yesterday

Three people died in the crash including Guyanese Sandrama Poligadu.

CMC said that in a preliminary report, the ECCAA said that one of the two engines “was not producing power at the time of impact, and a probe of the fuel system feeding that engine found significant quantities of water.