# NTSB ERA17WA060: Agusta A109A II, N109W, Varese, Italy, November 19, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 19, 2016, 13:16 local (13:16 UTC)
- Place: Varese, Italy
- Coordinates: 45.876667, 8.851666 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8767&lon=8.8517&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: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA060
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94438/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA060

## 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); cases with it: [Agusta A109A II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md?model=0260120), [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 19, 2016, at 1316 universal coordinated time, an Augusta A109 A II, N109W, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while navigating near Varese, Italy. An Italian passenger was fatally injured and the Italian certificated pilot and Swiss passenger were seriously injured. The flight departed Lugano Airport (LSZA), Lugano, Switzerland, at 1312.This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV) of Italy. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo Via A. Benigni, 53-00156 Telephone: +39 06 82 078 229 Fax: +39 06 8273672 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained from the Government of Italy.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N109W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109W-2016-12-19), registration cancelled 2016-12-19, S/N 7301, built 1985 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA SPA A109A II (AII)
- Registry model: [Agusta A109A II](https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-a109a-ii) (registry code 0260120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250-C20B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (registry code 03081, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 7301
- Year built: 1985
- Engines: ALLISON 250-C20B 420 horsepower turbo shaft; ALLISON 250-C20B 420 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: One Zero Nine-Fto Inc Trustee
- Departed: LSZA, Lugano

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; injuries: serious; commercial; instrument ratings: helicopter

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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