FW AGUSTA A109 Power Elite Helicoeter

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Sent: 05 July 2004 12:22:50 o'clock BST

Received: 05 July 2004 12:22:52 o'clock BST

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Sent 05 July 20041215
To

Sublecl AGUSTA Aloe Power Elrte Helrcopter
Dear Mr Young.

My records show that you had preyrously expressed a serrous ln

an
Aler Power lar the trrne Serral Number 1ll7sl ln me event. as I
recall.
you adyrsed thar you lell that rt would be more approprrare to
awalt

the ANS reporr on the tragrc accrdent your Mr
Slephen 

We have recently sold 11176. cm such new allclafl Sale ln lhe

past l4 arrd lwe were adyrsed) me last ayarlable arrcralt lor
delryery rn 2004 We have. however. today been adyrsed thar due lo a
cllem's changed crrcumstarrces. orre lurther arrcralr may be
ayarlable ln September/October (er M175)

As you would expecl. we have been wovkmg the ANS ln therr


task or the cause or at leasl. me most llkely cause ol the
accrdent We are adyrsed mat a lrnal report rs unlikely to be rssued
untrl

the end ol year. at the earlresr. bur the rnspector 

the

case has. you may recall. agreed Io speak about yrews on me
Power/Elrte. the ol rherr rnyestrgatrons solar He rs ourte

happy Io go on record obseryatrons thar the arrcralr rs
rnherently

sound and that they have lound has a plerclash laull


the arrcralt rt rs too early to accurarely speculate on the
causes. rt rs the AAIB's mat the cause rs unlrkely
(0

be Io any sort or delect rn me arrcralt Should

ll

 

be or rn(eres| (o you Iwourd be more (han happy (0 rearrange a yrsr(
wr(h (he AAIB (or (hem (0 speak (0 you personalry apou( (herr yrews on
(he

pvoducL

The ayarlabrmy 01 (hrs arroran represen(s a unrdue arber( shovHevm
oppor(uhr(y. parucurarry srnoe r( rs oerng onered (hrs

derryery could be or rn(eres| (o you Iwourd be derrgh(ed (0
meet

wr(h you and process (he rna((er (when a( a (rrne and praoe or your
oonyenrence

The 109 has achreyed and re(arned a remarkabre repu(a(ron as (I new
approaches armosr 30 years or s(ruc(ured eyoru(ron. rh r(s crass. r( rs

wr(hou( eoual rn such caregorres as sare(y. speedy comlon and


Irhererore hope (har rrom (hrs re((er r( be (o 

any

resrduar concerns (ha( you may have abou( (hrs herrcop(er

Yours srnoerery

Sares Manager Agus|a (vrPr Helroop(ers
The rnrormauon con(arned rn (hrs ermarr rs rn(ehded onry Ior (he person

or

en(r(y (o r( rs addressed and may Conlam oohrrdenual and or
rna(errar (I you are no( (he rn(ended recrprehr 01 (hrs

ermalr

(he use 01 (hrs rhlorrnarroh or any drsoIosure. or drs(rrpu(ron

rs

prohrorred and may be unrawrur Ir you receryed (hrs rn error. prease
eon(ao( sroane Helrcop(ers errled (erephone 01604 790595 or ermarl
corn and derere (he rnarerrar Irorn ahy compu(er