Accident to the Pilatus PC6 registered HB-FDU on 21/01/2025 at Maripasoula AD

Loss of control on short final, collision with ground

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

The final report has been published (January 2026). A courtesy translation into English will be available soon.

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General information
Local date	21/01/2025
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 973 French Guyana
Location	Maripasoula AD
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LOC-I: Loss of control - inflight
File number	BEA2025-0033

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	France - Private Operator (Entrepreneur individuel)
Manufacturer / Model	PILATUS - PC6
Aircraft Registration	HB-FDU
State of registry	Switzerland
Last departure point	French Guyana - SOCA (CAY) : Cayenne Félix Eboué
Planned destination	French Guyana - SOOA : Maripasoula
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	663
Operator Type AG	Sales/rental/service
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.