Brantly 305 N2223U
25 June 1968 · New York City, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 June 1968 at about 15:10 local time, a Brantly 305 registered N2223U, operated by Hel-Aire Copte, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near New York City, New York, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New York City, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Midtown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Brantly 305
- Registration
- N2223U
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hel-Aire Copte
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2338
People
6 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 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
SIGHTSEEING FLTS.APPROX 45LB OVERWEIGHT, CG FORWARD OF LIMIT, SETTLED, STRUCK EDGE PIER, SANK IN RIVER
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brantly 305 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1968 | Brantly 305 | Orange, Texas, United States | Rotor Craft, In | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Mar 1968 | Brantly 305 | St Louis, Missouri, United States | Fostaire Aviat | Fatal | 3 |
| 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 | - |
| 3 Nov 1967 | Brantly 305 | Taswell, Indiana, United States | Hoosier Energy | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Nov 1966 | Brantly 305 | Manassas Va, Virginia, United States | Marshall Aviat | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |