Investigators from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) are heading to Monkey Mountain, Region 8 (Potaro/Siparuni) to determine what caused a Britten Norman Islander aircraft to run off the airstrip there, a release from the GCAA said.
The release said that the incident occurred around 9:50 am. The pilot Orlando Charles and another passenger were reportedly not injured. However, the twin engine aircraft, registration 8RGGY, was damaged, the release said. The extent is not yet known.
The aircraft left Ogle International Airport earlier in the day and made stops at Omai and Mahdia before heading to Monkey Mountain when the incident occurred, GCAA said.
The aircraft is owned by Domestic Airways. There have been several incidents in recent years of aircraft running off interior airstrips.
