ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37203
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| Date: | Saturday 15 January 1983 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | University of North Dakota |
| Registration: | N9079B |
| MSN: | 0294 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 295 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sisseton, Roberts County, South Dakota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sisseton, Roberts County, South Dakota |
| Grand Forks, North Dakota (GFK/KGFK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE HELICOPTER CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF IN ADVERSE WEATHER. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED AND HAD RECEIVED WEATHER BRIEFINGS BY TELEPHONE FROM A FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. THE FORECAST WAS NOT FAVORABLE, BUT THE PILOT STATED 'WELL I THINK I CAN GET OUT FROM UNDERNEATH IT WITH A HELICOPTER, NO PROBLEM.'
THE PILOT TOOK OFF WHILE SEVERAL WITNESSES WATCHED. ONE WITNESS OBSERVED HIM WIPE CONDENSATION OFF THE INSIDE OF THE PLEXI GLASS TWICE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.AFTER TAKEOFF,WHICH THE AIRPORT MANAGER THOUGHT WOULD BE POSTPONED FOR WEATHER, THE HELICOPTER DISAPPEARED IN THE FOG AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT ONE HALF MILE AND ALTITUDE OF 200 FEET.
THE WITNESSES HEARD THE AIRCRAFT NOISE CHANGE FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WHICH PUZZLED THEM. NO ONE HEARD THE SOUNDS OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACT. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ABOUT ONE AND ONE- HALF MILES NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT BY A FARMER, APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER DEPARTURE.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DEN83FA049 at https://www.ntsb.gov/about/employment/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X41971&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=9079B
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=1259
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/sd/N9079B/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Feb-2016 23:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2016 19:43 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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