Brantly 305 N2221U
1 September 1970 · Emporia, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 September 1970 at about 18:00 local time, a Brantly 305 registered N2221U, operated by Apollo Helicop, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Emporia, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Emporia, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Emporia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Brantly 305
- Registration
- N2221U
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Apollo Helicop
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Kansas Cty, Kans → Wichita, Kans
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4552
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
T/R VIBRATED DURG TAXI SEPD DURG ROTOR SPEED DECAY.T/R GUARD FOUND BKN PRIOR THIS FLT, CAUSE UNKN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brantly 305 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1970 | Brantly 305 | Miami, Florida, United States | Hydros, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1970 | Brantly 305 | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Boca Leasing C | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1971 | Brantly 305 | Monroeville, Indiana, United States | T and R Constr | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1968 | Brantly 305 | Orange, Texas, United States | Rotor Craft, In | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jun 1968 | Brantly 305 | New York City, New York, United States | Hel-Aire Copte | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1968 | Brantly 305 | St Louis, Missouri, United States | Fostaire Aviat | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |