Bell 206B N3888Q
24 November 1987 · Beverly, Massachusetts, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 November 1987 at about 14:00 local time, a Bell 206B registered N3888Q was involved in an accident near Beverly, Massachusetts, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beverly, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beverly (BVY)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N3888Q
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Observation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Beverly → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA044
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB 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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1987 | Bell 206B | Austin, Texas, United States | Omni Flight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1987 | Bell 206L-1 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | All American Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Bell 206B III | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Aero West Management Services | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1987 | Bell 206L-1 | Pollockville, North Carolina, United States | Omniflight Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Dec 1987 | Bell 206L-3 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Central Flying Service | Unknown | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Bell 206L-3 | Rialto, California, United States | William Lyon Company | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,732 records for this type
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