# Accident 20021108032649A: Agusta A109E, Fortworth, TX, November 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2002, 10:35 local time
- Place: Fortworth, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NXTA
- Location: 32.7369° N, 97.3389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7369&lon=-97.3389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N142CF-2007-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta A109E (registry code 0260101, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-a109e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206C (registry code 52160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021108032649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED A ROLLING TAKE-OFF FROM HARRIS HOSPITAL HELIPAD WITHOUT 100 PERCENT POWER AVAILABLE, WHICH CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO SETTLE TO THE ROOF OF AN ADJACENT PARKING GARAGE.

## 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 FTW03LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA038), Nov 8, 2002: Agusta A109E (N142CF), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempted running takeoff with the power controls in the improper position.

## Other reports on N142CF (1)

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

- [Accident 20060119001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060119001589A), Jan 19, 2006: Agusta A109A (N142CF), Fort Worth, TX, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot was turning rotorcraft to a heading of 180 for taxi to echo taxiway and saw an aircraft on echo taxiway. Pilot stopped the rotorcraft at which time…

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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