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DEN87LA142

1987-06-03 · LOGAN, Utah, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE PLT DID NOT HAVE AUTHORIZATOIN FROM HIS EMPLOYER TO CONDUCT THE FLIGHT. THE PLT STATED AFTER THE ACC THAT HE WAS ON A LCL FLT WITH THE PAX TO VIEW PROPERTY. HE CONT TO STATE THAT DRNG A RT TURN THE ENG LOW ROTOR RPM WARNING SOUNDED. THE PLT EXECUTED AN AUTOROTATION AND LNDD HARD IN A HAY FIELD. THE TAIL BOOM WAS SEVERED BY THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES. POST CRASH EXAM REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECH MALFUNTION OR FAILURE OF THE ACFT OR ENG. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_DEN87LA142.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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