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NYC88LA116

1988-03-29 · ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

DURING AN FAA FLIGHT CHECK AN AUTOROTATIONAL DESCENT WAS MADE WITH A PLANNED POWER RECOVERY, THE HELICOPTER FELL THROUGH THE MANEUVER AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES FLEXED DOWNWARD, STRIKING THE HORIZONTAL FIN WINGLETS AND THE TAIL BOOM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_NYC88LA116.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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