# Accident 19790601012859A: Agusta A109, New York, NY, June 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1979, 15:35 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Pan Am
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N516KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516KA-1982-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta A109A (registry code 0260112, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-a109a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,175 total, 140 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHI15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHI15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601012859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TOUCHDOWN FROM HOVER.EXPERIENCED DYNAMIC VIBRATION AND ROLLOVER. FACTORS TECHNIQUE AND IMPROPER STRUT ADJUSTMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC79FHI15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHI15), Jun 1, 1979: Agusta 109A (N516KA), New York, NY, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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