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.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1976 | Brantly 305 | Telford, Pennsylvania, United States | Drum Construct | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1975 | Brantly 305 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Oahu Helicopte | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1975 | Brantly 305 | Swisher, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 May 1973 | Brantly 305 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1982 | Brantly 305 | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | Tracy A. Goff | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1971 | Brantly 305 | Monroeville, Indiana, United States | T and R Constr | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |