# Accident 20051028025869A: Agusta A109E, Olympia, WA, October 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2005, 23:24 local time
- Place: Olympia, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAQA
- Location: 47.0519° N, 122.8472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0519&lon=-122.8472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950AL-2008-09-05) (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
- Reported engine: PWC PW206C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,182 total, 14 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051028025869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM ST. PETERS HOSPITAL OLYMPIA, WA HELIPORT AUGUSTA 109E, N950AL LOST POWER AND HIT THE WALL NEAR THE HELIPORT AND SPIRALED DOWN INTO A COURT YARD CLIPPING THE SIDE OF ANOTHER BUILDING AND LANDE HARD DESTROYING THE HELICOPTER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO NEARBY STRUCTURES. THE PILOT WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED AND THE ONE NURSE WAS MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED. NO FIRE OR FURTHER INJURIES TO OTHER PERSONS.

## 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 SEA06FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA015), Oct 29, 2005: Agusta A109E (N950AL), Olympia, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper positioning of the number 2 Power Flight Control switch and his inability to obtain the proper climb rate to clear a concrete wall barrier. Contributing factors included the…

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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