# NTSB DCA16RA014: Bell Helicopter Textron 609, N609AG, Tronzano Vercellese, Italy, October 30, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 30, 2015, 08:00 local (08:00 UTC)
- Place: Tronzano Vercellese, Italy
- Coordinates: 45.340805, 8.174085 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3408&lon=8.1741&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16RA014
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92262/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16RA014

## Preliminary report

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## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Bell Helicopter Textron 609, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=1181453), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N609AG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609AG-2017-03-08), registration cancelled 2017-03-08, S/N 60002, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC 609 (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Bell Helicopter Textron 609](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-609) (registry code 1181453) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [P&Wc PT6C-67A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/p-wc-pt6c-67a) (registry code 52284, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 60002
- Year built: 2003
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Flight test, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Agustawestland Tilt-Rotor Company Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)

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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