Captain John Bart, the pilot who was hospitalised after his S2R-T34 Turbine Thrush aircraft flipped over during an attempted landing at the Mahaica Abary Rice Development Scheme (MARDS) on Wednesday, has been discharged.
Bart was discharged on Thursday and is now at home recovering.
At the time of the incident, Bart was the only occupant of the aircraft, which bore registration 8R-AAG and belongs to AG Air Inc.
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), in a press release on Wednesday night, had said that an investigation had been launched into the incident. A team was dispatched to the airstrip on Thursday morning.
At the time of the incident, GCAA said, the aircraft was conducting aerial work.
The incident has forced the closure of the airstrip until further notice.
“Air Traffic Services sent out a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) advising of the closure of the MARDS airstrip until further notice,” GCAA had advised.
