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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event MIA89FA004

1988-10-05 VERO BEACH, Florida, United States Airport · VRB None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N8602F

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BOEING 737-8H4

Year of manufacture

2012

TCDS

A16WE · THE BOEING CO

Engine

CFM INTL CFM56-7B26E

Seats / Engines

143 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20120530

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S ABD17B

Registrant of record

BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE DOING A STUCK LEFT PEDAL MANEUVER, THE HELICOPTER WAS FLOWN WITH A 5 DEGREE YAW TO THE LEFT. AS THE AIRSPEED ZEROED, THE COLLECTIVE WAS BROUGHT IN TO BRING THE NOSE AROUND AND LIGHT CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE GROUND. HE THEN STATED THAT GROUND RESONANCE STARTED AND PROGRESSED SO RAPIDLY THAT THE HELICOPTER DESTROYED ITSELF ALMOST IMMEDIATLY. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE THREE BLADE FRICTION DAMPERS REVEALED EVIDENCE THAT SUGGESTS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE BRONZE PLATES INSIDE THE DAMPERS WERE WORN BEYOND ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD STOPPED THREE TIMES DURING THE FLIGHT TO RE-PHASE THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MIA89FA004.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.