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DEN83FA027

1982-12-01 · SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FSD

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AT 1915 WHILE ENROUTE THE PLT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DESTINATION WX WAS 100 FT OBSCURED, 3/8 MI IN FOG. AT 2140 THE PLT CONTACTED APPROACH CONTROL & WAS ADVISED THE WX WAS 100 FT OBSCURED & 1/8 MI WITH AN RVR FOR RWY 3 OF 2,400 FT. HE WAS CLEARED FOR AN ILS RWY 3 APPROACH & ADVISED THE RVR WAS NOW 1,600 FT. DURING THE APPROACH THE PLT WAS ADVISED TWICE OF BEING FIRST RIGHT OF COURSE & THEN LEFT OF COURSE. AT ABOUT 2207 THE PLT EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH & AT 2217 WAS CLEARED FOR A SECOND APPROACH. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH THE PLT WAS AGAIN ADVISED OF GOING LEFT OF COURSE. THE ACFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1,250 FT LEFT OF THE LOCALIZER COURSE & APPROXIMATELY 3,250 FT PAST THE THRESHOLD TO RWY 3. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_DEN83FA027.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.