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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Agusta A109 · Seattle, WA · July 24, 1989

Date: July 24, 1989 · 07:00 local
Place: Seattle, WA
Airport: Harborview Medical Center Heli
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: PITA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1WC
Reported as: Agusta A109
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,838 total138 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N1WCRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 1996 · Agusta AGUSTA A109S/N 7278 Airframe modelAgusta AGUSTA A109

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Settled back onto heliport due to low RPM. Hit a fence. After flight found damaged tail blades.

As the FAA filed it

SETTLED BACK ONTO HELIPORT DUE TO LOW RPM. HIT A FENCE. AFTER FLIGHT FOUND DAMAGED TAIL BLADES.

Other reports on N1WC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19950911028339AScud Running · Winslow, WAAll indications the rotor craft was inadvertently flow into the water at cruise. Dense fog dark night factors.Sep 11, 1995 · Reported as Agusta A109A2 · Destroyed · 3 fatal