# Incident 19870430080679I: Agusta A109, Lincoln, NE, April 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HULA
- Location: 40.8509° N, 96.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN (LNK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4GH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4GH-2013-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta AGUSTA A109 (registry code 0260109, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-agusta-a109) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,334 total, 68 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870430080679I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG ON RAMP AERIAL TAXI. SHUT DOWN AND LANDED. TAIL  ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT HAD BROKEN FORWARD OF THE GEAR BOX.

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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