Narrative:
Struck a cloud-covered 3000 ft high mountain at the 2000 ft level.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 18 January 1981 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100 |
| Operator: | Guyana Civil Aviation Department |
| Registration: | 8R-GFF |
| MSN: | SH.1966 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-2-201A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | within Kamoa Mountains ( Guyana)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Struck a cloud-covered 3000 ft high mountain at the 2000 ft level.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Flight International» Aviation Letter
» ICAO Adrep
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