AN Air Services Limited (ASL) Cessna 206 aircraft crashed on landing at the Kurupung airstrip, Cuyuni/Mazaruni, on Saturday.

The incident reportedly occurred around 15:00hrs. The Guyana Chronicle understands that the aircraft was shuttling between the Kurupung Top and Kurupung Bottom airstrip at the time.

The crash happened at Kurupung Bottom. The pilot Chris King, a local businessman, sustained a broken hip and other injuries after the aircraft bearing registration 8R-CNK flipped on landing.

Two persons were on board the six-seater aircraft,  in addition to the pilot and reports are that the injuries they sustained were not life- threatening.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is investigating the incident.