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LAX87DVD05

1987-09-27 · BOONVILLE, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

N25059 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (SOCATA TB 10), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT SAID THAT WHEN HE WAS PRACTICING QUICK STOPS & FLARES, THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER THEN YAWED, TOUCHED DOWN (RIGHT SKID 1ST) & ROLLED OVER. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS RPRTD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_LAX87DVD05.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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