# NTSB CEN14WA171: Agustawestland Agusta AW139, Gillingham, Norfolk, United Kingdom, March 13, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 13, 2014, 19:27 local (19:27 UTC)
- Place: Gillingham, Norfolk, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14WA171
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88975/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88975
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA171

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 13, 2014, about 1927 coordinated universal time, an Agusta/Westland model AW139 helicopter, United Kingdom registration G-LBAL, impacted terrain shortly after takeoff near Gillingham, Norfolk, United Kingdom. The four occupants were fatally injured. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom is investigating the accident. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the AAIB: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Website: http://www.aaib.gov.uk This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the United Kingdom.

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-LBAL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTAWESTLAND SPA AGUSTA AW139 (NO SERIES)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 31421
- Year built: 2012
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Registered owner: Haughey Air Ltd

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 3, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88975. 26 KB in all.

- Docket Information (item 1, .PDF, 26 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40410967&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Docket%20Information-Master.PDF

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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