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LAX84LA454

1984-08-24 · STRAWBERRY, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE HELICOPTER WAS APPROACHING THE LANDING PAD WHEN THE PLT HEARD A LOUD NOISE & EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL & THE HELICOPTER BEGAN SPINNING TO THE LEFT, STRUCK THE HELIPAD, ROLLED OVER & BURNED. THE ACFT WAS DEMOLISHED BY FIRE. DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE, THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_LAX84LA454.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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