Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant crash, Nov 8, 2003 (2 killed)
Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant accident on November 8, 2003 near Georgetown-Ogle, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana with 2 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the right...
- Date: November 8, 2003
- Aircraft: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant
- Location: Georgetown-Ogle, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of the right engine during initial climb for reasons not determined in the available sources.
A Short Skyvan operated by Trans Guyana Airways lost an engine a minute after takeoff from Georgetown-Ogle. The pilot tried to return, then tried to land in a sugarcane field near the airport and the aircraft crashed. Two people were killed and several others were injured.