# N2161U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 16, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2161U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2161U

## Aircraft that carried N2161U

- [Cancelled 2014-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2161U-2014-09-16): Brantly B-2B, S/N 322, built 1963. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Martin Scott](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20SCOTT), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

## NTSB investigations on N2161U (4)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW84LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA381), Sep 8, 1984: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N2161U), Alvin, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC73DCD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD12), Aug 6, 1972: Brantly B-2B (N2161U), Marshalltown, IA, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC72FCD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCD05), Jul 9, 1971: Brantly B2B (N2161U), Spencer, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1811](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1811), May 17, 1964: Brantly B2B (N2161U), Port Jefferson, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2161U (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19840908047559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840908047559A), Sep 8, 1984: Hynes B2B (N2161U), Alvin, TX, Destroyed. Engine quit on landing approach. Pilot allowed rotor RPM decay and crash landed short of runway flipped over.

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