Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — A memory card from a camera attached to Bob Odegaard’s plane was recovered by searchers with metal detectors, during a search on Wednesday (Sept 26, 2012).

The memory card will be used to possibly give clues to what led to the crash on September 7, 2012, that took the life of Odegaard while he was practicing for the Valley City air show that was to be held the next day.

The search team of 10 individuals found the memory card about 50 feet from the crash site at the Barnes County Municipal Airport.

Barnes County Airport Authority Chairman, Dennis Helland says the memory card was given to the Odegaard family.

The card will be given to Federal Aviation Administration officials as the investigation into the crash continues.

Former North Dakota National Guard commander Mike Haugen was a longtime friend of Odegaard’s, and he helped to look for the card.

Haugen says the crash probe will take a long time to finish.

He says it will include an autopsy and an analysis of the plane’s

wreckage.

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Previously reported…

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Sept 24, 2012)  —  Volunteers Monday, began the search for a camera SD card, in hopes it will give a clue as to what caused the plane crash that took the life of Bob Odegaard.

He died while practicing in his aircraft for the September 7, 2012, air show.

At Valley City Airport, a grid was laid out to establish a search area, of the crash site.

 Within the grid, searchers with metal detectors hope the instruments will turn up the card that was in the camera mounted on the plane, at the time of the crash.

 The search will start Wednesday morning at the Valley City airport and if not found, will continue on  on Saturday morning.

To volunteer contact Barnes County Airport Authority Chairman,Dennis Helland at 840-0105 or 796-7841.

Officials are still looking for anyone with a metal detector, with headphones, to be at the airport by 9-a.m. Wednesday.

Organizers emphasize this is not a “souvenir hunt,” but an effort to help the investigation.