Agusta A109AII N300CC

Summary

On 13 January 1987 at about 11:50 local time, a Agusta A109AII registered N300CC was involved in an accident near So. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 January 1987 at 11:50

Classification

Accident

Location

So. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Agusta A109AII

Registration

N300CC

Category

Helicopter

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → S. Boston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87LA058

7 people had minor injuries.

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

AGUSTA N300CC DEPARTED A HELIPAD IN FRONT OF CLAREMONT CORP PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE IN SOUTH DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS. AS THE HELICOPTER WAS HOVERING PRIOR TO MOVING FORWARD, THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE, S/N 124, FAILED. THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND GEARBOX SEPARATED FROM THE HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD ON THE HELIPAD COLLAPSING ALL THREE LANDING GEARS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.