# Accident 19870113000379A: Agusta A109A, South Dartmouth, MA, January 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1987, 07:50 local time
- Place: South Dartmouth, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5918° N, 70.9411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Dartmouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5918&lon=-70.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300CC-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta AGUSTA A109 (registry code 0260109, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-agusta-a109) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870113000379A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LIFTED TO A HOVER FROM HELIPAD. TAIL ROTOR BLADE FAILED SEPARATING TAIL ROTOR. GEAR BOX TORE OFF. FOLDED STRUTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC87LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA058), Jan 13, 1987: Agusta A109AII (N300CC), So. Dartmouth, MA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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