# NTSB ENG23WA004: Agusta A109, Apricena, Italy, November 5, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: November 5, 2022, 08:20 local (08:20 UTC)
- Place: Apricena, Italy
- Coordinates: 41.795, 15.518
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7950&lon=15.5180&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Honeywell, Freeflight Systems
- NTSB case key (mKey): 106488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG23WA004
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106488/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG23WA004

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: I-PIKI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109 (E)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 11111
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Alidaunia
- Registered owner: Mp Srl
- Departed: TQR, San Domino
- Destination: Foggia

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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