What happened
On July 30, 2011, at 1:25 am local time, a Boeing 737-800, registration 9Y-PBM, was operating as Caribbean Airlines flight 523. The aircraft was on a scheduled passenger flight from Piarco International Airport in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, to Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Georgetown, Guyana.
During the landing phase at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, the aircraft overran the runway. At the time of the accident, the weather conditions were reported as raining. The impact of the overrun caused the airplane to fracture into two separate pieces.
Of the 156 passengers and six crew members on board, there was one serious injury and multiple minor injuries. There were no fatalities.