Type of Event | Accident |
Event Date | 9/9/2002 |
Event Day of the Week | Monday |
Time of Event | 2152 |
Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
Event City | Doland |
Event State | SOUTH DAKOTA |
Event Country | -- |
Zipcode of the event site | 57436 |
Event Date Year | 2002 |
Event Date Month | 9 |
MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
Event Location Latitude | 445114N |
Event Location Longitude | 0980225W |
Event Location Airport | -- |
Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
Airport Elevation | -- |
Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
Time of the weather observation | 2155 Central Daylight Time |
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 160 |
Weather Observation Facility ID | HON |
Elevation of weather observation facility | 1289 |
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 30 |
Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
Lowest Ceiling Height | 10000 |
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 2700 |
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 13 |
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 12 |
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 10 |
Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
Wind Speed (knots) | 11 |
Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.16 |
Density Altitude (feet) | 1098 |
Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
METAR weather report | -- |
Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
Injury Total Fatal | 4 |
Injury Total Minor | -- |
Injury Total None | -- |
Injury Total Serious | -- |
Injury Total All | 4 |
Investigating Agency | NTSB |
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 17263 |
NTSB Notification Source | FAA |
NTSB Notification Date | Sep 10 2002 12:00AM |
NTSB Notification Time | 714 |
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
Date of most recent change to record | Feb 24 2005 9:13AM |
User who most recently changed record | NTSB\JOHB |
Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
FAA District Office | FAA - Rapid City FSDO |
Aircraft Involved |
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Aircraft #1 |
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Aircraft Registration Number | N400SL |
NTSB Number | CHI02FA288 |
Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter |
Type of Flight Plan filed | Company VFR |
Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
Damage | Destroyed |
Aircraft Fire | None |
Aircraft Explosion | None |
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Bell |
Aircraft Model | 206L-1 |
Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
Aircraft Serial Number | 45235 |
Certified Max Gross Weight | 4150 |
Aircraft Category | Helicopter |
Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
Flight Crew Seats | -- |
Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
Passenger Seats | -- |
Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
Number of Engines | 1 |
Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | AAIP |
Date of Last Inspection | Aug 29 2002 12:00AM |
Airframe hours since last inspection | 18.2 |
Airframe Hours | 9749.7 |
ELT Installed | Yes |
ELT Activated | No |
ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
ELT Type | -- |
Aircraft Owner Name | Omniflight Helicopters, Incorporated |
Aircraft Owner Street Address | 4650 Airport Parkway |
Aircraft Owner City | Addison |
Aircraft Owner State | TX |
Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 75001 |
Operator is an individual? | No |
Operator Name | -- |
Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
Operator Street Address | -- |
Operator City | -- |
Operator State | -- |
Operator Country | -- |
Operator Zip code | -- |
Operator Code | RMXA |
Owner has at least one certificate | -- |
Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
Operator Certificate Number | -- |
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Non-scheduled |
Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic |
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only |
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | -- |
Second Pilot on Board | No |
Departure Point Same as Event | No |
Departure Airport Code | SD54 |
Departure City | Aberdeen |
Departure State | SD |
Departure Country | USA |
Departure Time | 2131 |
Departure Time Zone | CDT |
Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
Destination Airport Code | 2SD6 |
Destination City | Sioux Falls |
Destination State | SD |
Destination Country | USA |
Specific Phase of Flight | Cruise |
Report sent to ICAO? | Yes |
Evacuation occurred | No |
Date of most recent change to record | -- |
User who most recently changed record | -- |
Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
Event Location Runway Number and Location | NA |
Runway Length | -- |
Runway Width | -- |
Sight Seeing flight | No |
Air Medical Flight | Yes |
Medical Flight | Medical Emergency |