- Date
- August 17, 1977
- Place
- Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N16616Brantly 305
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770817043539A
- Case key
- 145502
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4152 77/8/17 WHEELING,IL BRANTLY 305 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 7500 TIME - 1000 N16616 PX- 0 0 1 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL-WAUKEE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHEELING,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- AFT LIFT OFF TO 10FT HOVER,ACFT WEATHER VANED TO LEFT.PLT APPLIED RT PEDAL,RPM DECREASED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16616
- Reported as
- Brantly 305
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pal-Waukee
N16616Registration cancelled Mar 11, 2013 · Brantly 305Airframe modelBrantly 305Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N16616 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA83LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHillsboro, ORThe tail skid hit the ground hard during landing. This caused the helicopter to bounce, and the left wheel contacted the ground causing the helicopter to turn sideways. The main rotor contacted the tail rotor, destroying both tail and main rotor blades.NTSB MKC75FCD37Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSwisher, IA