# NTSB CEN14RA113: Gippsland GA8, Cayenne, French Guiana, January 6, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 6, 2014
- Place: Cayenne, French Guiana
- Coordinates: 4.816666, -52.366664 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=4.8167&lon=-52.3667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14RA113
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88677/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14RA113

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On January 6, 2014, about 1508 local time, a Gippsland GA-8 Airvan, single engine airplane, F-ORPH, was destroyed during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power at Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (SOCA), Cayenne, French Guiana. The pilot sustained minor injuries and the passenger was seriously injured. The incident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of France. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of France. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation civile (BEA) Zone Sud - Bâtiment 153 200 rue de Paris Aéroport du Bourget F – 93352 Le Bourget Cedex

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-ORPH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GIPPSLAND GA8 (AIRVAN)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 04-050
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Operator: YL Helicopteres SARL
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: SOCA, Cayenne
- Destination: SOOA, Maripasoula
- Airport: SOCA, Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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