Single-Engine Cargo Aircraft Crash in Cuyuni-Mazaruni (8R-YAC)

Accident Overview and Flight Details A single-engine aircraft departed Mahdia Airfield at approximately 0809 local time on a cargo flight destined for Imbaimadai. The scheduled estimated time of arrival was 0840 local time. The pilot, identified as Ryder Castello, was the only person on board the aircraft at the time of the incident. The flight was operating in poor weather conditions when the accident occurred. The aircraft was cruising at an altitude of 6,500 feet when it made contact with trees. The crash site was located in a dense wooded area on the slope of a mountain within the Cuyuni-Mazaruni region. The accident resulted in the death of the pilot. No other crew members or passengers were present on the aircraft.