Brantly 305 N5JM
14 May 1987 · Golden, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 1987 at about 01:30 local time, a Brantly 305 registered N5JM was involved in an accident near Golden, Colorado, 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 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Golden, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Helicopter Morton (CO66)
- Coordinates
- 39.7305, -105.2108
- Aircraft
- Brantly 305
- Registration
- N5JM
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA124
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
THE COMMERCIAL PLT WAS PERFORMING HOVER TESTS IN HIS EXPERIMENTAL HELICOPTER AT HIS PRIVATE HELIPAD, LOCATED 60 FEET FROM HIS RESIDENCE. THE PLT REPORTED WINDS AS VARIABLE GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS. THE PLT'S ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED AND A WIND GUST PUSHED THE HELICOPTER INTO THE PORCH. THE THREE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE SEVERED AT IMPACT. THE HELICOPTER PIVOTED TO THE LEFT AND SETTLED ON ITS NOSE AD LEFT SIDE IN SHRUBS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brantly 305 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1982 | Brantly 305 | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | Tracy A. Goff | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1977 | Brantly 305 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-31 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Western Aviators | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1987 | Beechcraft 58 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Aero Charter | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Feb 1987 | Boeing 737-2A6 | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1987 | Airbus A-300-B4-203 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1987 | Cessna R172K | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1987 | Cessna 210 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | Hoffman, Richard W. | No injuries | - |