Guyanese Sandrama Poligadu was among several persons who died in the Sunday October 7, 2012 air-plane crash at Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport. Photo: Guyana Times

The flight of the Fly Montserrat Islander aircraft became fatal when the plane failed to take-off around 4 P.M. at the V. C. Bird International Airport in Antigua on Sunday October 7, 2012. Photo: Caribarena.com

Dead is Sandrama Poligadu of 4 Williamsburg Corentyne.

Her daughter, Dina, told Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) that she learnt of her mother’s demise through officials at hospitals in Montserrat and Antigua who had been in contact with her via telephone.

It is unclear whether the woman died on the spot when the Briitten Norman  Islander plane, that was being operated by Fly Montserrat, crashed or at the Mount St. John Medical Centre.

Dina said her brother-in-law travelled to Antigua to make arrangements to return Sandrama’s body to Guyana. He is also expected to be in contact with Fly Montserrat.

The last time she spoke with her mother was by phone at the VC Bird International Airport where she had been checking in to board the Montserrat-bound flight.

Dina recalled being anxious and worried that no one had called to say whether her mother, who had been travelling by air for the first time, had arrived on the British overseas dependency.

The Fly Montserrat lost altitude on take-off and plunged to the end of the airstrip around 4:16 PM.

The pilot and another woman also perished in the crash.

Meanwhile, The Jamaica Observer reported that a Jamaican was also among the dead. She has been identified as Annya Duncan, a math teacher in Montserrat. Duncan celebrated her birthday the same day as the fatal crash.

FlyMontserrat spokeswoman Karen Allen said late Sunday that she could only confirm the death of the pilot, whose name was not released.

Antigua's airport was closed for at least an hour Sunday afternoon as emergency officials responded to the fatal crash