Caribbean Airlines Flight 523
9Y-PBM, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 July 2011 |
| Summary | Runway overrun on landing due to pilot error |
| Site | Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown, Guyana 06°29′54″N 058°15′14″W / 6.49833°N 58.25389°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-8BK |
| Operator | Caribbean Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | BW523 |
| ICAO flight No. | BWA523 |
| Call sign | CARIBBEAN 523 |
| Registration | 9Y-PBM |
| Flight origin | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, United States |
| Stopover | Piarco International Airport, Port of Spain, Trinidad |
| Destination | Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown, Guyana |
| Occupants | 163 |
| Passengers | 157 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 7 |
| Survivors | 163 |
Caribbean Airlines Flight 523 was a passenger flight that overran the runway at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown, Guyana, on 30 July 2011. Out of the 163 occupants onboard, no one was killed, but seven people were injured. The aircraft involved, a Boeing 737-8BK, was operating Caribbean Airlines' scheduled international service from John F. Kennedy Airport, New York, to Georgetown, Guyana.