# Accident 19761009033859A: Hynes 305BRNTLY, Galesburg, IL, October 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1976
- Place: Galesburg, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.9502° N, 90.3766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galesburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9502&lon=-90.3766&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2214U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2214U-1976-12-20) (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: 1,120 total, 245 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761009033859A

## Narrative

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

TAILROTOR BLADE SEPARATED IN FLT.

## 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 CHI77FEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV01), Oct 9, 1976: Brantley 305 (N2214U), Galesburg, IL, destroyed

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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