- Date
- May 3, 1970
- Place
- Stuart, FL · STUART, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2222UBrantley 305
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125639
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0656 70/5/3 STUART,FLA BRANTLEY 305 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 260 TIME - 1005 N2222U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WITHAM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STUART,FLA STUART,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- TRANSMISSION GEARS FAILED LACKED LUBRICATION.NO 0IL PUT IN TRANS.UNCONTROLLABLE M/R DECAY. SANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2222U
- Reported as
- Brantley 305
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Witham Field
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