-stakeholders now have 60 days to comment
The draft final report into the December 6th 2023 crash of a new Guyana Defence Force (GDF) helicopter which claimed the lives of five senior servicemen has been completed and the various stakeholders now have 60 days to comment.
A statement yesterday from the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill said that consistent with Section 71 of the Civil Aviation Act 2018, the Minister for Civil Aviation is entrusted with the responsibility of investigating all aviation accidents in or above Guyana.
He said that in keeping with the provisions of the Act, on December 9, 2023, he appointed an Investigator in Charge to probe the crash of the GDF’s Bell 412 helicopter, registration 8R-AYA, that occurred on December 6, 2023.