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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Agusta A109K2 · Holiday, UT · June 7, 2003

Date: June 7, 2003 · 20:13 local
Place: Holiday, UT
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: I7LA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N123RX
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN03FA099
Reported as: Agusta A109K2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,379 total960 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N123RXRegistration cancelled May 28, 2009 · Agusta S P A A109K2S/N 10018 Airframe modelAgusta S P A A109K2 Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-1SERTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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(-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 separating from the aircraft. (-23 amendment) life flight augusta A109K2, crashed at 2013 MDT in the Mt. Olympus area at 5600 wasatch bl, murray, UT. Witnesses observed the tail rotor separating from the aircraft. The tail rotor trunnion was found in two parts. The trunnion failed, the tail rotor blades remained with the aircraft until impact with the ground at which time they separated from the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 SEPARATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. (-23 AMENDMENT) LIFE FLIGHT AUGUSTA A109K2, CRASHED AT 2013 MDT IN THE MT. OLYMPUS AREA AT 5600 WASATCH BL, MURRAY, UT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE TAIL ROTOR SEPARATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE TAIL ROTOR TRUNNION WAS FOUND IN TWO PARTS. THE TRUNNION FAILED, THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES REMAINED WITH THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND AT WHICH TIME THEY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN03FA099Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSalt Lake City, UTFatigue 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 airspeed, excessive tail rotor loading, and the worn tail-rotor…Jun 8, 2003 · Destroyed