A pilot is lifeless and a Guyanese nationwide hooked up to the Guyana Defence Pressure (GDF) is in crucial situation following the crash of a small Cessna plane close to the Howard Hamilton Worldwide Airport, Turks and Caicos, on Tuesday afternoon.
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The injured pilot has been recognized as Captain Dwight Bonus, who the GDF confirmed was not on official obligation on the time of the incident however was on private trip depart. In a press release, the GDF mentioned it has been made conscious of the accident and is “involved with the related authorities and continues to observe the scenario intently.”
Captain Bonus was considered one of two pilots aboard the single-engine Cessna, which had departed from Florida and was approaching the Turks and Caicos when the crash occurred. The identification of the deceased pilot has not but been launched.
The Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA) confirmed that the accident occurred throughout the plane’s method to Howard Hamilton Worldwide Airport (PLS). Emergency companies—together with airside hearth and rescue, medical response groups, and legislation enforcement—have been instantly dispatched and responded swiftly to the scene.
As a part of the coordinated response, the Airports Authority additionally deployed a help boat to help in rescue efforts.
“Each occupants of the plane have been promptly attended to by emergency medical personnel, however considered one of them was confirmed lifeless,” the TCIAA mentioned in its assertion.
The airport was briefly closed at 3:14 p.m. to facilitate emergency operations however reopened inside two hours.
The Nationwide Safety Council of the Turks and Caicos Islands is working with the Civil Aviation Authority and different investigative our bodies to find out the reason for the crash. A full investigation is at the moment underway.
