- Date
- March 2, 1975
- Place
- Swisher, IA · SWISHER, IA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N16616Brantly 305
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750302004239A
- Case key
- 147900
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0415 75/3/2 SWISHER,IA BRANTLY 305 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 139 TIME - 1415 N16616 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FROZEN FARM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SWISHER,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DRG APCH TO HOVER PLT UN CTL TURNING ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16616
- Reported as
- Brantly 305
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Frozen Farm Field
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 CHI77DEE55Accident · No injuriesClosedWheeling, IL