MIA87IA081

1987-01-31 · BOCA RATON, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BCT

Aircraft involved

N8627H Enstrom F28C None

Factual narrative

THE HELICOPTER SPUN UNCONTROLLABLY ON THE GROUND AFTER THE RIGHT ANTI-TORQUE PEDAL CABLE WAS SEVERED WHILE LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE HELICOPTER REVEALED THAT THE TETER STOP FAILED TO LIMIT THE TRAVEL OF THE TAIL ROTOR SPINDLE ASSY THEREBY REDUCING THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BLADES AND THE CABLE. AFTER CONTACT WITH THE STOP THE BLADES THEN FLEXED, CONTACTED THE CABLE, & DURING ROTATION, SEVERED IT WHERE IT EXITS THE TAIL BOOM ASSY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA87IA081.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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