# Accident 20151005016879A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Parkston, SD, October 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2015, 09:00 local time
- Place: Parkston, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3833° N, 97.9817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3833&lon=-97.9817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442RP-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540F1 SERIE (registry code 41531, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540f1-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540F1 SERIE
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 406 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151005016879A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 5TH AT ABOUT 0900 CDT, A ROBINSON R-44, N442RP CRASHED NEAR PARKSTON, SD.  TWO PERSONS, INCLUDING THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND TWO OTHER PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS GOING TO GIVE RIDES TO THREE EMPLOYEES OF THE AGLAND COOP.   SHORTLY AFTER THE HELICOPTER LIFTED OFF, IT HIT THE BUILDING AND CRASHED.  ONE WITNESS THOUGHT THAT IT MIGHT NOT HAVE CLEARED A TRAILOR THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE BUILDING.  THE ROTOR STRUCK THE BUILDING AND THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRUSHED.

## 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 CEN16LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA006), Oct 5, 2015: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N442RP), Parkston, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off from a confined area and his failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during the takeoff, which resulted in collision with obstacles.

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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