# NTSB NYC78FGM19: Agusta 109, N86NR, Rector, PA, February 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1978
- Place: Rector, PA · RECTOR, PA
- Location: 40.1967° N, 79.2386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rector, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1967&lon=-79.2386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FGM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0956  78/2/21    RECTOR,PA           AGUSTA 109          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N86NR               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 29, 7450 TOTAL HOURS, 121
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURG,PA                RECTOR,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- PIECE OF CRUSTED SNOW WITH SOIL STRUCK T/R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86NR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86NR-1981-02-13), registration cancelled 1981-02-13, S/N 7123 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA 109
- Registry model: [Agusta A109A](https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-a109a) (registry code 0260112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780221006789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780221006789A), Feb 21, 1978: Agusta A109A, Rector, PA, Substantial damage. Piece of crusted snow with soil struck t/r.

## Other investigations on N86NR (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC81FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA020), Jan 16, 1981: Agusta A109-A (N86NR), Pittsburgh, PA, destroyed

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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