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NYC87LA058

1987-01-13 · SO. DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

AGUSTA N300CC DEPARTED A HELIPAD IN FRONT OF CLAREMONT CORP PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE IN SOUTH DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS. AS THE HELICOPTER WAS HOVERING PRIOR TO MOVING FORWARD, THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE, S/N 124, FAILED. THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND GEARBOX SEPARATED FROM THE HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD ON THE HELIPAD COLLAPSING ALL THREE LANDING GEARS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87LA058.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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