The bodies of pilot, cargo loader flown to Ogle Airport
…officials say pilot did not report any problems with the aircraft which had done several shuttle flights on Saturday

THE bodies of Canadian pilot, Blake Slater and Guyanese cargo loader, Dwayne Jacobs Newton were taken out of the jungle late Tuesday morning and taken to funeral homes in the city.The Trans-Guyana Cessna aircraft went down with the pilot and cargo loader on board last Saturday.

TGA’s Chief Finance Officer, Nicole Correia said it would take less than one year before insurance benefits are paid to surviving beneficiaries. That time period, airline officials said, would allow for investigations to be conducted and for international accident assessors to complete their work.

Officials said the pilot did not report any problems with the aircraft which had already done several shuttle flights for Saturday. The downed plane underwent complete maintenance on December 31, 2013 and was inspected by the GCAA on January 7, 2014, TGA officials said.
TGA pledged to cooperate fully with the GCAA and said it would encourage experts from the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS) and the plane’s engine manufacturer to come to Guyana to assist in the investigation.

Special Forces personnel on Monday cleared a location close to the wreckage which enabled the GDF chopper to land and collect the

bodies for transport to the Olive Creek airstrip, from where they were placed in an aircraft and flown to the Ogle Airport.