Plane Crash List

Brantly 305 N16616

17 August 1977 · Wheeling, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 August 1977 at about 10:00 local time, a Brantly 305 registered N16616 was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Wheeling, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 10:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Wheeling, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Pal-Waukee
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Brantly 305
Registration
N16616
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Test
Phase of flight
Taxi
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-4152

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

AFT LIFT OFF TO 10FT HOVER, ACFT WEATHER VANED TOLEFT.PLT APPLIED RT PEDAL, RPM DECREASED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Brantly 305 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
15 Sep 1976 Brantly 305
N2201U
Telford, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
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21 Nov 1975 Brantly 305
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no coordinates
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2 Mar 1975 Brantly 305
N16616
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no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
23 May 1973 Brantly 305
N2213U
Denver, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
23 Oct 1982 Brantly 305
N16616
Hillsboro, Oregon, United States Tracy A. Goff No injuries -
20 Jul 1971 Brantly 305
N2211U
Monroeville, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
T and R Constr Minor injuries -

All 24 records for this type

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no coordinates
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