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| Date: | Sunday 3 January 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | F-GKYG |
| MSN: | 1356 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | -
 French Guiana
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Loss of underslung load. No injury or aircraft damage.
Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/accident-dun-helicoptere-aerospatiale-as350-immatricule-f-gkyg-survenu-le-3-janvier-2016-en-guyanne-francaise/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 May 2006 | C-FNTA | West Coast Helicopters | 0 | Nanaimo Airport (CYCD) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2016 13:18 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 22-Sep-2016 09:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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