# N2111U: 1962 Brantly B-2, registration cancelled 2017-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Brantly B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (registry code 1440502)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 157
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 17, 1962
- Certificate issued: June 11, 1991
- Last registry action: July 11, 1994
- Mode S code: A1BFC7
- Owner when cancelled: [Turcotte Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURCOTTE%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6865° N, 95.3039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77087, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2111U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2111U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2111U-2017-05-22

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Brantly B-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW94LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA053), Dec 24, 1993: Brantly Helicopter B-2 (N2111U), Giddings, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MAIN ROTOR RPM. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DELAYED APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.
- [NTSB CHI74FEC14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC14), Aug 12, 1973: Brantly B2 (N2111U), Sterling Hts, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19931224047189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931224047189A), Dec 24, 1993: Hynes B2A (N2111U), Giddings, TX, Substantial damage. Rough engine at cruise used carb heat. Engine quit. Autorotated. Turned avoid wires downwind. Rs lost. Hard landing
- [Accident 19730812026769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730812026769A), Aug 12, 1973: Hynes B2 (N2111U), Sterling Hts, MI, Substantial damage. Tail rotor horiz shaft bearing. Shaft sheared.t/d in sideward flt to l.

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