Cessna 208 incident near Georgetown, Gy, March 3, 2016
On March 3, 2016 at about 11:38 am local time, a Cessna 208, registered N8RGHT, was involved in an incident during enroute (climb to cruise) near Georgetown. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 3, 2016 · about 11:38 am local time
- Place
- Georgetown, Guyana
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208 B · all 208s on the register
- Registration
- N8RGHT · no longer on the register · serial 0572
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Cessna 208B, which occurred on March 3, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the GCAA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of design and manufacture of a special type certificate engine modification installed on the incident airplane. All investigative information will be released by the GCAA.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (partial) during enroute (climb to cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-42 (turboprop); 0 hours total
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.