NTSB -- NTSB launches team to assist government of Guyana in aviation accident

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

July 31, 2011

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NTSB launches team to assist government of Guyana in

aviation accident

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Washington – The National Transportation Safety Board

launched a team of investigators today to assist the

government of Guyana with its investigation into yesterday’s

accident at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown,

Guyana, involving a scheduled passenger flight.

On July 30, 2011, at approximately 1:25 am (EDT), Caribbean

Airlines flight 523, (Trinidad & Tobago registration 9Y-

PBM), en route from Trinidad to Guyana, overran the runway

during landing at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in

Guyana. Preliminary information from the Guyana Civil

Aviation Authority (CAA) indicated that one serious and

multiple minor injuries were reported aboard the Boeing 737-

800, carrying 156 passengers and six crewmembers.

The NTSB designated Bob Benzon as the U.S. Accredited

Representative. He will lead the U.S. team, which includes

seven NTSB staff with expertise in operations, meteorology,

airworthiness, survival factors, and aircraft performance as

well as representatives from the Federal Aviation

Administration and Boeing. The team is scheduled to arrive

in Guyana this evening.

The Guyana CAA is leading the accident investigation. The

accident aircraft recorders have been recovered and, at the

request of the CAA, will be transported to NTSB headquarters

in Washington, DC to be downloaded.

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NTSB Public Affairs Contact:

Terry N. Williams

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