Agusta A109-A N86NR
16 January 1981 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 January 1981 at about 08:00 local time, a Agusta A109-A registered N86NR, operated by Rockwell Intl, was involved in an accident during in flight near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Agusta A109-A
- Registration
- N86NR
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Rockwell Intl
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0832
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
#7 HANGER BEARING FAILED.PLT DID NOT CLOSE THROTTLES.BEARING CVRS NOT RQRD TO BE REMVD FOR INSPTN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Agusta A109 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 1984 | Agusta A109 | Clifton, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1987 | Agusta A109 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1996 | Agusta A109 | Newport, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2005 | Agusta A109-E | Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2007 | Agusta A.109 MK.II | Cork, Ireland | Blue Star Helicopters | Unknown | - |
| 22 Dec 2007 | Agusta A109 | ST. Augustine, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |