20091022021679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Agusta A119 · Blythe, CA · October 22, 2009

Date
October 22, 2009 · 20:10 local
Place
Blythe, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
IFJA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N119AH
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10FA029
Reported as
Agusta A119
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6B37A
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,866 total278 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Operator encountered a main rotor RPM drop (power loss) and a subsequent emergency (forced) landing.

As the FAA filed it

OPERATOR ENCOUNTERED A MAIN ROTOR RPM DROP (POWER LOSS) AND A SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY (FORCED) LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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