Brantly 305 N2208U
3 November 1967 · Taswell, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 November 1967 at about 10:28 local time, a Brantly 305 registered N2208U, operated by Hoosier Energy, was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Taswell, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Taswell, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Brantly 305
- Registration
- N2208U
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hoosier Energy
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1092
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
MAIN ROTOR TORSION STRAPS FAILED. ROTORCFT-M/R CLEVIS BEARINGS SEIZED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brantly 305 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1967 | Brantly 305 | Chamblee, Georgia, United States | Citizens-South | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Jun 1967 | Brantly 305 | Manitoba, Canada | Chas.todd Unif | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1968 | Brantly 305 | Orange, Texas, United States | Rotor Craft, In | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Nov 1966 | Brantly 305 | Manassas Va, Virginia, United States | Marshall Aviat | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1966 | Brantly 305 | Wichita Falls Tex, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1968 | Brantly 305 | New York City, New York, United States | Hel-Aire Copte | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |