- Date
- June 25, 1968
- Place
- New York City, NY · NEW YORK CITY, NY
- Injuries
- 6 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2223UBrantly 305
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109447
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2338 68/6/25 NEW YORK CITY,NY BRANTLY 305 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1695 TIME - 1510 N2223U PX- 0 0 5 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDTOWN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- SIGHTSEEING FLTS.APPROX 45LB OVERWEIGHT,CG FORWARD OF LIMIT,SETTLED,STRUCK EDGE PIER,SANK IN RIVER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2223U
- Reported as
- Brantly 305
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Midtown
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