- Date
- November 24, 1987, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Beverly, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3888QBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871124067799A
- Case key
- 36066
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Rotorcraft flight controls - improper use ofCause
Go-around - not performedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Misc rotorcraft,tail boom - penetrated
Rotor drive system,tail rotor drive shaft - sheared
Terrain condition - uphill
Terrain condition - soft
Analysis
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3888Q
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3158
- Airframe hours
- 3,580
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Registered owner
- No. Atlantic Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 16, 1987 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- BVY · Beverly, MA
- Airport
- BVY · Beverly
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 13,609 total · 2,300 in this make and model · 13,609 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.