# NTSB NYC76FHA55: Brantly 305, N2201U, Telford, PA, September 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1976
- Place: Telford, PA · TELFORD, PA
- Location: 40.3256° N, 75.3273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Telford, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3256&lon=-75.3273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Emergency descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/600) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHA55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA55

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY 305
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760915028839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760915028839A), Sep 15, 1976: Hynes 305BRNTLY, Telford, PA, Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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