# Accident 19820730033879A: Skrsky S55B, Wahpeton, ND, July 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1982, 15:30 local time
- Place: Wahpeton, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.2602° N, 96.5996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2602&lon=-96.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6704 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S55B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R13003
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,736 total, 172 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820730033879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN82DA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA139), Jul 30, 1982: Sikorsky S-55B (N6704), Wahpeton, ND, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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