# N123RX: Agusta S P A A109K2, registration cancelled 2009-05-28 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 28, 2009 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Agusta S P A A109K2](https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-s-p-a-a109k2) (registry code 0260502) - Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (registry code 60030) - Data sheets: [TCDS H7EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H7EU) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 10018 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-shaft - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: December 14, 1993 - Certificate issued: April 20, 1994 - Last registry action: April 21, 2009 - Mode S code: A06064 - Owners when cancelled: [I H C Hospitals Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/I%20H%20C%20HOSPITALS%20INC%20DBA), [I H C Life Flight](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/I%20H%20C%20LIFE%20FLIGHT) - Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123RX - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=123RX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123RX-2009-05-28 From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe. ADs and bulletins for the Agusta S P A A109K2: https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-s-p-a-a109k2.md ## Service difficulty reports (23) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 99ZZZX4121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4121), Oct 26, 1999: TRUNNION. SCORED. DURING A PRE-FLGIHT INSPECTION, PILOT NOTED FLAPPING OF TAIL ROTOR BLADES TO BE TIGHTER THAN NORMAL AND FELT TO BE ROUGH. MAINTENANCE NOTIFIED, TAIL ROTOR ASSY - [SDR R7MA0000793](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000793), Oct 15, 1999: SWITCH. INTERMITTENT. SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. (X) - [SDR R7MA0000786](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000786), Oct 13, 1999: HUB ASSY. DAMAGED. DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, PILOT NOTED THE FLAPPING OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES TO BE TIGHTER THA NORMAL AND FELT TO BE ROUGH. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSPECTED - [SDR R7MA0000827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000827), Sep 13, 1999: FACEPLATE. DAMAGED. FACEPLATE DAMAGED AND UNREADABLE. P/N 58410A2B2C2D2F4L9N2. (X) - [SDR R7MA0000721](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000721), Aug 1, 1999: WINDOW. CRACKED. WINDOW CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. (X) - [SDR R7MA0000642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000642), Apr 27, 1999: DRIVE COUPLING. WORN. SPLINES WORN BEYOND TOLERANCE. (X) - [SDR R7MA0000637](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000637), Apr 23, 1999: DAMPER. WORN. BUSHINGS WORN. PAC WOULD NOT SUPPLY BUSHING. (X) - [SDR R7MA0000635](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000635), Apr 23, 1999: BUSHING. WORN. MRH SWASHPLATE FIXED SCISSORS. REPLACED BEARINGS. - [SDR R7MA0000628](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000628), Apr 23, 1999: ROD ENDS. WORN. ROD ENDS WORN. REPLACED FOUR EACH. (X) - [SDR R7MA0000629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000629), Apr 22, 1999: ROD END. WORN. ROD END WORN. (X) - [SDR R7MA0000622](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000622), Apr 19, 1999: BUSHING. WORN. BUSHING WORN AND GROOVED BEYOND LIMITS. (X) - [SDR R7MA0000621](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000621), Apr 19, 1999: BUSHING. WORN. BUSHING WORN AND GROOVED BEYOND LIMITS. (X) - [SDR R7MA0000620](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000620), Apr 19, 1999: BUSHING. WORN. BUSHING WORN AND GROOVED BEYOND LIMITS. (X) - [SDR R7MA0000619](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000619), Apr 19, 1999: BUSHING. WORN. BUSHING WORN AND GROOVED BEYOND LIMITS. (X) - [SDR R7MA0000613](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000613), Apr 14, 1999: FCU. FAILED. NR 2 ENGINE IDLE AND TORQUE CHANGES IRREGULARLY. UPON REMOVAL, FOUND FUEL IN P2 LINE AT FCU. - [SDR R7MA0000608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000608), Apr 13, 1999: RUBBER. PEELING. RUBBER COATING PEELING OFF EXTERIOR FUEL CELL. (X) - [SDR R7MA0000607](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000607), Apr 13, 1999: RUBBER. PEELING. RUBBER COATING PEELING OFF EXTERIOR FUEL CELL. (X) - [SDR R7MA0000624](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000624), Apr 12, 1999: SUPPORT. WORN. COATING FOR SWASHPLATE SUPPORT WORN TO LIMITS. (X) - [SDR R7MA0000562](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R7MA0000562), Jan 11, 1999: TIP CAP. SEPARATED. MAIN ROTOR BLADE TIP CAP TRAILNG EDGE SEPARATING. (X) - [SDR 95ZZZX2531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2531), Apr 24, 1995: TRANSDUCER. DEFECTIVE. UPON LANDING, PILOT REPORTS TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE WAS PEGGED TO THE HIGH SIDE ON APPROACH TO HOSPITAL HELIPAD. REPLACED TRANSDUCER, OPS CHECKED OKAY. - [SDR 95ZZZX2530](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2530), Apr 24, 1995: LENS. FAILED. UPON POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, ALL 4 'LOGO LIGHTS' HAD BROKEN LENS, APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF OF THE LENS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT IN-FLIGHT. REPLACED LENS AND INSPECTE - [SDR 95ZZZX2529](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2529), Apr 24, 1995: LENS. FAILED. UPON POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, ALL 4 'LOGO LIGHTS' HAD BROKEN LENS, APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF OF THE LENS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT IN-FLIGHT. REPLACED LENS AND INSPECTE - [SDR 95ZZZX2528](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2528), Apr 18, 1995: TRUNNION. SLEEVE LOOSE. UPON 100-HOUR INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, TAIL ROTOR HUB ASSY WAS DISASSEMBLED FOR INSPECTION. UPON REMOVAL OF TRUNNION, THE PRESSED-ON SLEEVE HAD MOVED .1250 INCH ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB DEN03FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA099), Jun 8, 2003: Agusta A109K2 (N123RX), Salt Lake City, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Fatigue of the tail rotor trunnion resulting in complete trunnion failure and subsequent tail rotor separation from the helicopter. Factors contributing to the accident were the low altitude, low… ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 20030607010439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030607010439A), Jun 7, 2003: Agusta A109K2 (N123RX), Holiday, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Life flight augusta A109K2, N123RX, crashed at 2013 MDT in the Mt. Olympus area at 5600 wasatch bl, murray, UT. Witnesses observed the tail rotor… --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.