- Date
- May 2, 2018
- Place
- Cacao, French Guiana
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- F-HGJLAgusta Bell AB206B
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 97160
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Unknown or undeterminedAll aircraft: 1,703 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The government of France has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Agusta Bell AB206B helicopter that occurred on May 2, 2018 near Cacao, French Guiana. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of France's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of France.
Aircraft
- Registration
- F-HGJL
- Reported as
- Agusta Bell AB206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 8563
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Pilot Air Aviation
- Registered owner
- Pilot Air Aviation
- Departed
- Macouria
- Destination
- Grand Usine
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Seat
- Right