- Date
- August 23, 1965
- Place
- Millheim, PA · MILLHEIM, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2202UBrantly 305
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176359
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0640 65/8/23 MILLHEIM PA BRANTLY 305 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1425 N2202U PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 35, 2500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 250 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- SIMULAR FAILURE CHI 65-A-107 6/28/65 N2100U.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2202U
- Reported as
- Brantly 305
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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