Aircraft runs off airstrip at Eteringbang

A Britten-Norman Islander on Wednesday afternoon ran off the airstrip as it touched down at Eteringbang. There are no reports of injuries to the occupants on board.

The 10-seater aircraft operated by BK Aviation departed Ogle airport around 2:30 p.m. local time with 9 persons on board.

The Islander, with registration marking 8R-GGT, was being piloted by Errol Pearson.

Eteringbang is an unpaved airstrip in the Mazaruni district on the border with Venezuela.

This is a developing story.

Wayne Farley

Wayne is an aviation safety consultant and publisher for GuyanaAviation.com who served as an Air Traffic Controller in two jurisdictions; Guyana and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Throughout his career, he has been blogging on air traffic management and other aviation matters.

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