Latest update February 6th, 2025 7:27 AM
Fatal plane crash at Eteringbang… Body of pilot brought to city
The body of Captain Randy Liverpool, who perished on Thursday in the Cessna 206 aircraft accident at Eteringbang Region 7, was brought to the city yesterday.
A release from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) stated that Liverpool’s remains arrived at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport at approximately 13:45h where family members and colleagues were present to receive the body and offer moral support.
Kaieteur News understands that Liverpool was married and the couple has a one-month-old child.
Meanwhile, GCAA inspectors, along with an investigator from the Guyana Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Unit, visited the crash site to begin their investigation.
“The death of Captain Randy Liverpool has sent shockwaves throughout the civil aviation fraternity, including the GCAA,” the release stated.
“Captain Liverpool worked with the GCAA as an Air Traffic Controller before pursuing his dream of becoming a pilot. The GCAA extends its condolences to the family, friends and the aviation fraternity on the passing of Captain Randy Liverpool. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.”
The Domestic Airways Cessna 206 aircraft 8R-GHB crashed on approach at the Eteringbang airstrip in Region Seven at approximately 17:45hrs on Thursday.
Captain Randy Liverpool
A police release stated that the aircraft was heading from Ekereku to Eteringbang and was about five minutes away from the Eteringbang airstrip when it went down. A loud explosion was heard and fire was seen coming from the aircraft.
Persons who rushed to the scene found the pilot engulfed in flames in the wrecked aircraft.
The body, which was burnt beyond recognition was eventually retrieved from the wreck and taken to the Eteringbang Police Station.
One eyewitness described the scene as “horrific,’ with rescuers struggling to drag the smoldering body from the wreckage.
One report from aviation sources indicate that the pilot was observed “coming in too low” as he approached the airstrip. This has led to speculation that he might have suffered engine failure.
Veteran aviator Captain Gerry Gouveia had described Liverpool as a ‘very experienced’ and ‘very careful’ pilot.
“The information that I have is that he was very experienced and very careful, and so it boggles the mind (as to what went wrong.)
“I would just say that when an aircraft goes down like that, it’s possible that he had engine failure. The pilot seems to have been a very experienced pilot…it has the aviation fraternity in shock.”
And former army pilot captain Miles Williams, who now flies corporate aircraft in the US, suggested that it was still too early to say what caused the crash.
“We had reports of the aircraft flying low. He’s very experienced; he’s been doing shuttles in the area for awhile. It could be engine failure or wind gusts (that caused the crash).”
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