Date:	Wednesday 4 August 2010
Time:	11:15
Type:	Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:	Yankee Lima Hélicoptères
Registration:	F-OIEL
MSN:	9052
Year of manufacture:	2002
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Voltaire falls, 1 nm SE of Croisée d’Apatou -   French Guiana
Phase:	En route
Nature:	External load operation
Departure airport:	Cayenne Félix Eboué Airport (SOCA/CAY)
Destination airport:	D’orpaillage de Saint Pierre, French Guiana
Investigating agency:	BEA
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The Ecureuil was en-route to a gold mining site to deliver some cargo but didn't arrive. It was reported as missing early afternoon. A witness heard a loud noise and informed the authorities. The crashed helicopter was found around 17:00 UTC near Voltaire falls, one nautical mile South East of Croisée d’Apatou, between St. Lawrence and Apatou. The pilot didn't survive the crash.

1. http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2010/f-el100804/pdf/f-el100804.pdf
2. http://www.franceguyane.fr/actualite/faitsdivers/le-pilote-est-mort-04-08-2010-66209.php
3. https://www.ouest-france.fr/ofdernmin_-Un-helicoptere-prive-s-ecrase-le-pilote-tue_6346-1466706-fils-tous-74_filDMA.Htm&sl=fr&tl=en
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.franceguyane.fr/une_pdf/2010/08/05/une.jpg]
5. http://airbushelicoptersinc.com/images/safety/Potential_18_07_2011.pdf
6. http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/b2012_008.pdf

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
05-Aug-2010 08:43	RobertMB	Added
13-Aug-2010 11:51	Anon.	Updated [Country, ]
31-Jul-2014 00:29	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
03-Sep-2014 17:04	Aerossurance	Updated [Narrative, ]