05-Oct-15 N442RP Robinson R44 Parkston, US-South Dakota

R44 with four POB crashed at the AgLand Cooperative fertilizer plant. Images show (1) tail boom sliced by main rotor blades and (2) heavy damage to the front of the cabin and all occupants injured, with two treated locally at Avera St. Benedict Hospital and two with more serious injuries transferred to a more equipped medical center in Sioux Falls.  The three pasengers were all AgLand employees.  The location is very close to Parkston Municpal Airport

Date:
5 October, 2015
Reg:
N442RP
Make:
Robinson
Model:
R44
MSN:
1277
Location:
214 E Highway 44, Parkston, SD 57366
Country:
US-South Dakota
Civil / Military:
Civil
Link:
http://www.kdlt.com/news/local-news/AgLand-GM-On-Helicopter-Crash-It-probably-could-have-been-a-lot-worse/35669464
Link:
http://www.kdlt.com/news/local-news/four-injured-after-helicopter-crashes-southeast-of-parkston/35671462
Link:
http://www.ksfy.com/home/headlines/Four-hurt-in-Parkston-Helicopter-Crash-330703511.html

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