GCAA launches probe into ASL plane crash

Imran Khan

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has officially launched an investigation to identify the cause of Sunday’s fatal plane crash, which claimed the life of Air Services Limited (ASL) pilot Imran Khan.

Imran Khan

Khan, 41, was conducting his second shuttle mission for the day when the plane he was operating crashed into the jungle between Chi-Chi and Mahdia in Region Eight.

According to a statement issued by the GCAA yesterday, the investigations will be undertaken by the Accident and Incident Investigation Group (AIG), which is expected to examine all possible factors that could have contributed to the crash, including the weather conditions, the pilot’s flight and duty hours, and the type of operations the pilot was conducting.