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| Date: | Friday 16 January 1981 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Agusta A109A Hirundo |
| Owner/operator: | Rockwell International |
| Registration: | N86NR |
| MSN: | 7123 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pittsburgh, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| local | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ditched after tail rotor failure. According to the NTSB report into the accident:
"ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM. #7 HANGER BEARING FAILED. PILOT DID NOT CLOSE THROTTLES"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC81FA020 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=28209&key=0&queryId=f9cc1b6f-bafe-4324-90de-38c639cc46d2&pgno=2&pgsize=50
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=86NR
3. http://www.rotorspot.nl/product/a109.php
4. https://onespotter.com/aircraft/fid/761567/N86NR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2013 02:01 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jul-2016 18:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
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