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NYC88LA044

1987-11-24 · BEVERLY, Massachusetts, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BVY

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE HELICOPTER WAS ON A NORMAL APPROACH TO BEVERLY AIRPORT AND WAS CLEARED TO CROSS RUNWAY 27 FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE PILOT ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION BUT REALIZED THAT THE GROUND WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WAS VERY MUDDY. IN AN ATTEMPT TO SHIFT DIRECTIONS AT THE LAST MINUTE, THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED ON A SOFT MUDDY SLOPE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC88LA044.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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