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Agusta A109 crash near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

unknown2019-11-12
Summary

The flight nurse’s inadvertent application of left anti-torque pedal during cruise flight, which resulted in a rapid yaw and pitch movement that caused the tail rotor blades to contact the tailboom.

Incident details
Date
2019-11-12
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Aircraft
Agusta A109
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Pilot error
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗
40.1706, -111.6450
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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