# Accident 20030607010439A: Agusta A109K2, Holiday, UT, June 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2003, 20:13 local time
- Place: Holiday, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: I7LA
- Location: 40.7239° N, 111.7206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7239&lon=-111.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123RX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123RX-2009-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta S P A A109K2 (registry code 0260502, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-s-p-a-a109k2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109K2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,379 total, 960 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030607010439A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN03FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA099), Jun 8, 2003: Agusta A109K2 (N123RX), Salt Lake City, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Fatigue 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…

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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