Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jan 5, 1991 (2 killed), Geo...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on January 5, 1991 near Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan (ex Timehri, ex Atkinson Field), Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana with 2...
- Date: January 5, 1991
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan (ex Timehri, ex Atkinson Field), Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined. The aircraft went out of control while climbing in poor weather, and no official report confirms the cause.
A Piper Navajo operated by Nealco Air Services on a charter from Georgetown, Guyana to Piarco, Trinidad went out of control shortly after takeoff in poor weather. It crashed about 15 km south of the airport and both occupants were killed. Press reports of engine failure were not confirmed by any official report.