What happened
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(-23) On septemeber 21, 2008, at or about 0538 CST, N999ZD, a Robinson R44II, collided with a house located approximately one mile south of the Kenosha Regional Airport (enw); the home owner's address is privacy data omitted the helicopter entered through the roof top, down the home's stairwell, out the front of the home, then traveled approximately 80 feet further, before coming to rest on the neighbor's lawn. The helicopter was considered destroyed as a result of the collision and post crash fire. privacy data omitted The pilot and owner of the aircraft, and his passenger, privacy data omitted, were fatally injured. The pilot departed the horseshoe casino heliport (2IG3), in whiting, Indiana, at approximately 0430 CST for a flight to the enw airport. The milwaukee air traffic control tower (ATC) indicated that their radar displayed an aircraft flying in from the south; however, the pilot did not establish communication. The radar plot shows a northerly flight path, before aligning with runway 32. The flight track came to within approximately one half mile from the airport before reversing course, and making a turn toward the southwest; disappearing from radar at approximatley 0538. Instrument meterological conditions prevailed at the Kenosha airport, and the pilot was not instrument rated. The weather reported at 0534 CST, at the Kenosha airport was: 3/4 miles visibility in mist, ceiling overcast at 100 feet, winds from the north at 3 knots, temperature 17 degrees celsius, dew point 16 degrees celsius, and the altimeter reading was 30.26 inches. privacy data omitted Third class medical certificate expired 5/1/2008. There is no evidence that he had applied for a new certificate.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMEBER 21, 2008, AT OR ABOUT 0538 CST, N999ZD, A ROBINSON R44II, COLLIDED WITH A HOUSE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE KENOSHA REGIONAL AIRPORT (ENW); THE HOME OWNER'S ADDRESS IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE HELICOPTER ENTERED THROUGH THE ROOF TOP, DOWN THE HOME'S STAIRWELL, OUT THE FRONT OF THE HOME, THEN TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET FURTHER, BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE NEIGHBOR'S LAWN. THE HELICOPTER WAS CONSIDERED DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION AND POST CRASH FIRE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT AND OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND HIS PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT DEPARTED THE HORSESHOE CASINO HELIPORT (2IG3), IN WHITING, INDIANA, AT APPROXIMATELY 0430 CST FOR A FLIGHT TO THE ENW AIRPORT. THE MILWAUKEE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATC) INDICATED THAT THEIR RADAR DISPLAYED AN AIRCRAFT FLYING IN FROM THE SOUTH; HOWEVER, THE PILOT DID NOT ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION. THE RADAR PLOT SHOWS A NORTHERLY FLIGHT PATH, BEFORE ALIGNING WITH RUNWAY 32. THE FLIGHT TRACK CAME TO WITHIN APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE FROM THE AIRPORT BEFORE REVERSING COURSE, AND MAKING A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST; DISAPPEARING FROM RADAR AT APPROXIMATLEY 0538. INSTRUMENT METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE KENOSHA AIRPORT, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. THE WEATHER REPORTED AT 0534 CST, AT THE KENOSHA AIRPORT WAS: 3/4 MILES VISIBILITY IN MIST, CEILING OVERCAST AT 100 FEET, WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 3 KNOTS, TEMPERATURE 17 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEW POINT 16 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND THE ALTIMETER READING WAS 30.26 INCHES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE EXPIRED 5/1/2008. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT HE HAD APPLIED FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
NTSB investigation
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