# Accident 20150701010639A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Gettysburg, SD, July 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2015, 21:00 local time
- Place: Gettysburg, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0003° N, 100.2803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0003&lon=-100.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N824DK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N824DK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 261 total, 249 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150701010639A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 1, 2015, AT 2100 HOURS, A 2006 ROBINSON R44 II HELICOPTER, OWNED BY WARNER FARM CORPORATION, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT DURING TAKE-OFF CLIMB-OUT PHASE OF OPERATION, DURING A PERSONAL 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT ON BOARD WAS UNINJURED.  THE PILOT IS THE HOLDER OF A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FARM NORTHEAST OF ONIDA SD.

## 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 GAA15CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA196), Jul 2, 2015: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N824DK), Forest City, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to monitor the flight environment for adequate terrain/obstacle clearance during takeoff, which resulted in the inflight collision with power transmission line wires.

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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