By Antonio Dey
Public Works Minister Juan Edghill yesterday said Krishnanand Ramlachana has been appointed investigator into the helicopter crash which claimed the lives of five military personnel and injured two others on December 6, 2023.
The minister who has purview over the aviation sector told the Sunday Stabroek that the black box containing flight data has already been retrieved and will be taken overseas to complement investigations which have already begun.
A flight recorder commonly known as a “black box” is an electronic recording device placed in an aircraft for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of aviation accidents and incidents.
Edghill said that Ramlachana an (Airworthiness Inspector at the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCCA) has already started work and a decision would be taken on whether to send the engine of the Bell 412 helicopter overseas for examination.