Date:	Friday 8 January 1993
Time:
Type:	Aérospatiale AS 350B2 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:	Héli Inter Guyane
Registration:	F-OGPS
MSN:	2412
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	near to Saint Elie, Cayenne -   French Guiana
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Cayenne Félix Eboué Airport (SOCA/CAY)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Substantially damaged 8 January 1993 when crashed near to Saint Elie, Cayenne, in French Guiana. Loss of control in hover due to the failure of STBs to the rotor head. Crash followed by fire. Pilot died. Aircraft rebuilt and returned to service in 4 July 1996 under the French registration F-GRIN (sold to Angola 24 September 1997).

1. Carnet de route de l'hélicoptère Eurocopter AS350B2 s/n 2412 F-GRIN en 1996, Cour de Cassation, Chambre criminelle, du 15 octobre 2002, 02-81.355, Inédit
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/se350show.asp?start=1401&count=50]
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/F-GRIN.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
11-Jan-2013 03:43	Raymond Delaunay	Added
11-Jan-2013 03:44	harro	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
11-Jan-2013 03:44	harro	Updated [Operator]
11-Jan-2013 03:44	Anon.	Updated [Aircraft type]
02-Jul-2014 16:11	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Jul-2014 16:12	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative]