Agusta A109A II N109W

Summary

On 19 November 2016 at about 13:16 local time, a Agusta A109A II registered N109W was involved in an accident near Varese, Italy. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 November 2016 at 13:16

Classification

Accident

Location

Varese, Italy

Coordinates

45.8767, 8.8517

Aircraft

Agusta A109A II

Registration

N109W

Category

Helicopter

Year built

1985

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lugano → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA17WA060

1 person died.

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

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.