# NTSB FTW68A0084: Brantly 305, N2212U, Orange, TX, March 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1968
- Place: Orange, TX · ORANGE, TX
- Location: 30.1235° N, 93.7545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1235&lon=-93.7545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1759  68/3/30    ORANGE,TEX          BRANTLY 305         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N2212U              PX-  1  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 31, 2331 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            144 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- T/O MADE FROM CONFINED AREA WITH FULL POWER.ACFT BEGAN ROTATION TO RT. LANDED ON RR STA PLATFORM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2212U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2212U-1976-01-22), registration cancelled 1976-01-22, S/N 1016, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY 305
- Registry model: [Brantly 305](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-305) (registry code 1440602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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