# N2113U: 1962 Brantly B-2, registration cancelled 2013-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 161
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1962
- Last registry action: April 4, 1991
- Mode S code: A1C00D
- Location: [Ilion, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Ilion)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9711° N, 75.0812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13357, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2113U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2113U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2113U-2013-04-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (1)

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 NYC89FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA129), Apr 28, 1989: Brantly Helicopter B-2 (N2113U), Herkimer, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN DUE TO AN INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE FAILURE SEQUENCE WAS INITIATED BY A FAILED OIL PRESSURE RELIEF SPRING WHICH HAD FAILED IN FATIGUE DUE TO IMPROPER…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19890428010569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890428010569A), Apr 28, 1989: Hynes B2 (N2113U), Herkimer, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine failed shortly after departing private pad. Crashed in trees. Oil pressure relief valve spring broke.

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