ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 318450
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| Date: | Friday 28 July 2023 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: | Porto Risen 915iSV |
| Owner/operator: | Valiair Limited Co Trustee |
| Registration: | N2442 |
| MSN: | 26 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2023 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 60 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Dawson Community Airport (GDV/KGDV), Glendive, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Glendive-Dawson Community Airport, MT (GDV/KGDV) |
| Glendive-Dawson Community Airport, MT (GDV/KGDV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On July 28, 2023, about 1410 mountain daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Risen 915 iS, N2442, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Glendive, Montana. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
A witness located at the airport reported that they observed the airplane depart runway 12, at the Dawson Community Airport (GDV), Glendive. The airplane appeared not to climb fast, however, the engine sounded like it was at full power. The witness watched it remain “low and slow” until he observed a “wing drop” and the airplane enter a “flat spin.”
A second witness who was located near the accident site reported observing the airplane flying low, and slow in a turn at the time of the accident, and that it appeared as it was returning to the airport. The witness stated that they heard a loud pop followed by “a wing dropping” and the airplane entered a rotating nose low attitude until it disappeared behind terrain. Subsequently, witnesses observed smoke originating from the area they had lost sight of the airplane.
Examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane impacted terrain about 1.5 miles southeast of GDV. The airplane came to rest upright on a heading of about 001° magnetic. The airplane was mostly consumed by a post impact fire, however, remains of all structural components of the airplane were accounted for at the accident site. The engine and firewall were canted to the right about 030° from the centerline of the fuselage. The wreckage was relocated to a secure location for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.rangerreview.com/news/airplane-crash-near-dawson-community-airport-results-in-fatality/article_d49705ac-2d92-11ee-ad10-eb6d62690cf0.html
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2442
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N2442
https://www.flyrisen.com/
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=945383263471454&set=pb.100039993681100.-2207520000. (photo)
Location
Media:
NTSB investigating the crash of a Van Nierop Risen 915 aircraft near Glendive, Montana.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) July 28, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2023 00:50 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 29-Jul-2023 04:19 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 29-Jul-2023 06:18 | hmmptwizzle | Updated |
| 29-Jul-2023 07:43 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 31-Jul-2023 02:30 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 11-Aug-2023 19:10 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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