- Date
- September 15, 1976
- Place
- Telford, PA · TELFORD, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N2201UBrantly 305
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760915028839A
- Case key
- 156079
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4108 76/9/15 TELFORD,PA BRANTLY 305 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1930 N2201U PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC AGE 29, 1147 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 23 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KING OF PRUSSIA,PA PLEASANT VALLEY,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-LOSS OF ROTOR RPM FOR UNDETERMINED REASON PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2201U
- Reported as
- Brantly 305
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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