# NTSB DIA67A0001: Brantly 305, N2204U, Manassas, VA, November 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1966
- Place: Manassas, VA · MANASSAS, VA
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67A0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67A0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1039  66/11/23   MANASSAS VA         BRANTLY 305         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N2204U              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 41, 5000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY P DAVIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2204U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2204U-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 1004, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY 305
- Registry model: [Brantly 305](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-305) (registry code 1440602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harry P Davis

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.

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