Accident to the Helicopter AS350 B2 registered F-GKYG on 28/11/2016 at Saut-Maripa (French Guiana))

Heurt avec un objet lors de l'atterrissage sur hélistation

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

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General information
Local date	28/11/2016
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 973 French Guyana
Location	H-S Saut-Maripa
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	ADRM: Aerodrome
File number	BEA2016-0745

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	France - SN THS
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	F-GKYG
State of registry	France
Last departure point	French Guyana (Cayenne)
Planned destination	French Guyana (H-S Saut Maripa)
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	1536
Operator Type AG	Corporate/executive
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Business

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.