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| Date: | Tuesday 21 January 2025 |
| Time: | c. 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 Turbo Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Yankee Lima Suisse SA |
| Registration: | HB-FDU |
| MSN: | 663 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Maripasoula Airport (MPY/SOOA), Maripasoula, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni -
 French Guiana
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport (CAY/SOCA) |
| Maripasoula Airport (MPY/SOOA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 Turbo Porter, HB-FDU, overran the runway at Maripasoula Airport (MPY/SOOA), Maripasoula, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, and sustained a landing gear collapse.
The pilot suffered minor injuries and the aircraft received substantial damage.
Sources:
https://www.franceguyane.fr/actualite/faitsdivers/sortie-de-piste-dun-avion-a-maripasoula-et-fermeture-temporaire-de-laerodrome-1020453.php
https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guyane/ouest-guyanais/guyane/crash-d-un-avion-prive-a-maripasoula-le-pilote-legerement-blesse-1555582.html
https://www.blick.ch/ausland/unfall-in-franzoesisch-guyana-dramatisches-ende-fuer-mehr-als-50-jahre-alte-pilatus-pc-6-id20532167.html
https://www.aerotelegraph.com/schweizer-pilatus-pc-6-erleidet-in-suedamerika-totalschaden
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hb-fdu#38d0608d
https://d3trj3zqmkebtg.cloudfront.net/pics/262/262838_big.jpg (PHOTO)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 May 1970 | HB-FDU | Tsanfleurongletscher, VS |  |
unk |
Location
Media:
[Actu] 21 janv. 2025 ? Accident sur l'aérodrome de #Maripasoula #Guyane ?? Un aéronef privé « est sorti de piste lors de l’atterrissage avec à son bord, le seul pilote [sain et sauf] ». Piste fermée.https://t.co/FsScp5KmQU ✈️ Enquête de la @Gendarmerie_GTA #NosMissions pic.twitter.com/Eo2UovhamF
— Gendarmerie des transports aériens (@Gendarmerie_GTA) January 23, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2025 06:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Jan-2025 06:40 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2025 06:42 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2025 07:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 22-Jan-2025 08:01 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2025 08:09 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 23-Jan-2025 20:08 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 09-Feb-2025 15:59 | Medevac | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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