# Accident 19880409012419A: Agusta A109, Sioux Falls, SD, April 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1988, 12:15 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Joe Foss Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 43.5820° N, 96.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOE FOSS FLD (FSD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5820&lon=-96.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33SV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,615 total, 120 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880409012419A

## Narrative

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

LANDING FOR REFUELING LOUD SNAP AND LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CAUSED CRASH LANDING. DRIVE SHAFT BROKE ON BEARING SIEZURE.

## 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 DEN88LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA094), Apr 9, 1988: Agusta A109A (N33SV), Sioux Falls, SD, 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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