# NTSB ERA19WA261: Agusta A109, Poros, Greece, August 20, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 20, 2019, 12:37 local (12:37 UTC)
- Place: Poros, Greece
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA19WA261
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100150/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA261

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of the Hellenic Republic, Greece, has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an Agusta A-109C helicopter that occurred on August 20, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Greece's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Greece.

## Aircraft

- Registration: SX-HTO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Agusta A109 (C)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 7671
- Engines: Rolls-Royce turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Ifly S.A.
- Registered owner: Technical Olympic

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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