# Accident 19830115000879A: Robsin R22, Sisseton, SD, January 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1983, 09:00 local time
- Place: Sisseton, SD
- Airport: Sisseton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 45.6598° N, 97.0400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6598&lon=-97.0400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9079B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9079B-1983-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 40 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830115000879A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT DEPARTED INTO A FOGBANK. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED ONE MILE FROM AIRPORT. WAS ADVISED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 DEN83FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA049), Jan 15, 1983: Robinson R22 (N9079B), Sisseton, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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