Serious incident to the De Havilland DH6 registered F-OCQZ operated by Aircalin occured on 04/05/21 at Futuna

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

The final report has been published (July 2024). A courtesy transation into English will be available soon.

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General information
Local date	04/05/2021
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 986 Wallis and Futuna Islands
Location	Futuna Pointe Vélé AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
Occurence category	SCF-PP: powerplant failure or malfunction
File number	BEA2021-0199

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	France - Air Calédonie International
Manufacturer / Model	DE HAVILLAND - DHC6
Aircraft Registration	F-OCQZ
State of registry	France
Last departure point	Wallis and Futuna Islands (France) - NLWW (WLS): Wallis Hififo
Planned destination	Wallis and Futuna Islands (France) - NLWF (FUT): Futuna Pointe Vele
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	412
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Cargo - Airline

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.