# Accident 19950911028339A: Agusta A109A2, Winslow, WA, September 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1995, 05:30 local time
- Place: Winslow, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PITA
- Location: 47.6394° N, 122.5309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6394&lon=-122.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1WC-1996-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta AGUSTA A109 (registry code 0260109, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-agusta-a109) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109A2
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,056 total, 51 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950911028339A

## Narrative

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

ALL INDICATIONS THE ROTOR CRAFT WAS INADVERTENTLY FLOW INTO THE WATER AT CRUISE. DENSE FOG DARK NIGHT FACTORS.

## 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 SEA95FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA214), Sep 11, 1995: Agusta A109A II (N1WC), Winslow, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance above the surface of water, while flying over calm water conditions at night. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, low ceiling,…

## Other reports on N1WC (1)

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

- [Incident 19890724061819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724061819I), Jul 24, 1989: Agusta A109 (N1WC), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Settled back onto heliport due to low RPM. Hit a fence. After flight found damaged tail blades.

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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