# Accident 20091022021679A: Agusta A119, Blythe, CA, October 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2009, 20:10 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IFJA
- Location: 33.6219° N, 114.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6219&lon=-114.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N119AH-2010-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta A119 (registry code 0260102, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-a119) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6 series (registry code 52033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A119
- Reported engine: PWA PT6B37A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,866 total, 278 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091022021679A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 WPR10FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA029), Oct 23, 2009: Agusta A119 (N119AH), Blythe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.

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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