The charred remains of Captain Randy Liverpool, the pilot who was killed in a plane crash at Eteringbang, Region Seven on Thursday afternoon, was brought to the city yesterday and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crash.
“GCAA inspectors along with an investigator from the Guyana Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Unit is at the crash site to begin their investigation in the fatal accident,” the aviation oversight body said in a statement yesterday afternoon.
Liverpool’s family, when approached for a comment, asked for their time of grief to be respected.
Liverpool, who was employed by Domestic Airways, crashed on approach at the Eteringbang airstrip in Region Seven at approximately 5:45 pm on Thursday. At the time, Liverpool was the lone occupant of the Cessna 206 aircraft.
Captain Liverpool worked with the GCAA as an Air Traffic Controller before pursuing his dream of becoming a pilot, the GCAA said in their statement while expressing condolences to his family.
The police had said that the aircraft was travelling from Ekereku to Eteringbang and was about five minutes away from the airstrip when it went down. A loud explosion was heard and fire was seen coming from the aircraft.
Persons in the area immediately responded, the police said, but they were greeted with an engulfed aircraft when they arrived on the scene. Liverpool’s body was reportedly burnt beyond recognition.
