# NTSB ERA18WA139: Agusta Bell AB206B, Cacao, French Guiana, May 2, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 2, 2018
- Place: Cacao, French Guiana
- Coordinates: 4.327777, -52.622501 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=4.3278&lon=-52.6225&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA139
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97160/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA139

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; seat: right

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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