# Accident 19751121038079A: Hynes 305BRNTLY, Honolulu, HI, November 21, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1975
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Ala Wai
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2224U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2224U-1976-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly 305 (registry code 1440602, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-305) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HYNES 305BRNTLY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,077 total, 3 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FJA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FJA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751121038079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAIL ROTOR DRIVE FAILURE,UNDETERMINED REASONS.ACFT LANDED IN WATER OFF BEACH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK76FJA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FJA05), Nov 21, 1975: Brantly 305 (N2224U), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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