# Accident 20050929022889A: Agusta A109A2, Shoreline, WA, September 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2005, 21:13 local time
- Place: Shoreline, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAQA
- Location: 47.8506° N, 122.3750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8506&lon=-122.3750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N655GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N655GS-2010-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta A109A II (registry code 0260120, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-a109a-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109A2
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05MA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05MA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050929022889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2005, ABOUT 2113 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AUGUSTA A109A-2 HELICOPTER, N655GS, IMPACTED THE OCEAN WATERS OF PUGET SOUND NEAR EDMONDS, WA. AND SANK IN 580 FEET OF WATER. THE AIR AMBULANCE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED AND THE THREE OCCUPANTS, AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND TWO FLIGHT NURSES, WERE KILLED. THE HELICOPTER WAS ON A 14 CFR PART 91 POSITIONING FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## 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 SEA05MA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05MA202), Sep 30, 2005: Agusta A109A II (N655GS), Edmonds, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of control for an undetermined reason during maneuvering flight, which resulted in an in-flight collision with water.

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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