ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140046
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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Date:24-NOV-2011
Time:19:00 CST
Type:Silhouette image of generic R44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Robinson R44 Raven II
Operator:Four Winds Leasing LLC
Registration: N821JV
C/n / msn: 10155
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location:Ten Mile Lake, near Hackensack, MN -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Alexandria, Minnesota
Destination airport:Hackensack, Minnesota
Narrative:
Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter, N821JV, during hover for landing experienced an unidentified mechanical event and went down into Ten Mile Lake, near Hackensack, MN, Thursday evening, Nov. 24.
The pilot was killed and his body was recovered the next day, while his passenger was able to swim to shore and was treated for mild hypothermia.


Sources:
http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/222141/
http://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/event/article/id/30559/
http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2011-11-25/helicopter-pilots-body-found-ten-mile-lake
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20111130X25004&key=1

http://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/small/483/483840.jpg (photo)


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Nov-2011 23:53 gerard57 Added
25-Nov-2011 10:39 FLYINGBROTHER1 Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Damage, Narrative]
25-Nov-2011 21:42 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative]
27-Nov-2011 08:44 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]
29-Nov-2011 23:23 65.90.80.225 Updated [Narrative]
02-Dec-2011 11:47 Geno Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
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