14 safely evacuated after ASL plane veers off Ogle runway

An Air Services Limited (ASL) Cessna 208 Caravan with registration 8R-RCA, reportedly veered off the left shoulder of Runway 07 while taxiing at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport (Ogle) on Saturday. Preliminary reports indicate that the aircraft was scheduled to travel to Port Kaituma, Region One (Barima-Waini), with 14 persons on board at the time of the incident, which occurred at approximately 08:15h. Following the incident, two airport fire service tenders were immediately dispatched to the scene, and all occupants were safely evacuated. No injuries were reported.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has since launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident, with support from airport authorities and members of the ASL team. The latest incident comes months after another ASL-operated Cessna Caravan, registered as 8R-GZR, overran the runway at the Baramita Airstrip in the North West District (NWD) in August and became stuck in the mud. The Pilot and passengers were quickly evacuated, with initial reports indicating that no one was injured. Back on April 10, 2026, a single-engine Cessna aircraft bearing registration number 8R-YAC crashed shortly after taking off from Mahdia, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), resulting in the death of its Pilot, Nicaraguan national Captain Ryder Castello.