Robinson Helicopter R44 N896J accident near Grand Forks, North Dakota, September 6, 2024
Robinson Helicopter R44, registration N896J, was involved in an accident near Grand Forks, North Dakota on September 6, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA343 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 33 minutes of the flight after departing the Grand Forks Intl area (KGFK), reaching a maximum of 1,250 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:59 UTC, at 500 ft and 20 knots, descending at 128 feet per minute, about 1 km from Grand Forks Intl (KGFK).
The nearest weather report, from KGFK (1 km away), showed wind 10° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Robinson R44 Cadet registered in United States (Mode S AC5C66).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- September 6, 2024
- Location
- Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter R44
- Registration
- N896J
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA343 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Grand Forks Intl (KGFK)
- Nearest airport
- Grand Forks Intl (KGFK)
- Recorded flight
- 33 min, max 1,250 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:59 UTC, 500 ft, 20 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA343; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.