# NTSB BFO93LA029: Agusta A109AII, N67K, Lincoln Park, NJ, February 19, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 19, 1993, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
- Location: 40.9476° N, 74.3145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN PARK (N07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9476&lon=-74.3145&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO93LA029
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11901/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA029

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS MISJUDGMENT OF CLEARANCE.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - object - airport facility (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS TAXIING FROM LANDING WHEN, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE AND THE ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE HANGAR. THE TIP OF ONE OF THE BLADES SEPARATED AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE TAIL SECTION OF A PARKED, UNOCCUPIED, SINGLE-ENGINE PIPER AIRPLANE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N67K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Agusta A109AII
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 7356
- Airframe hours: 848
- Engines: ALLISON 250-C20R11 450 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Operator: East Coast Flight Services
- Registered owner: Chancellor Point Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, November 20, 1992, 71 hours before
- Departed: MMU, MORRISTOWN, NJ
- Airport: N07, Lincoln Park, runway 1, 2,492 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; airline transport; instrument ratings: helicopter; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 10,141 total, 264 in this make and model, 9,799 as pilot in command, 74 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Lowest ceiling: none

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19930219003029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930219003029A), Feb 19, 1993: Agusta A109A, Lincoln Park, NJ, Substantial damage. Aerial taxi from landing. Rotor struck hangar. Blade tip broke off striking parked aircraft.

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.

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