# N2156U: 1963 Brantly B-2A, registration cancelled 2017-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Brantly B-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2a) (registry code 1440504)
- 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: 316
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 10, 1963
- Certificate issued: August 3, 1991
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A1CF52
- Owner when cancelled: [Faircloth Roy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAIRCLOTH%20ROY)
- Location: [Fairfax, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Fairfax)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8372° N, 77.3405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22030, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2156U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2156U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2156U-2017-06-19

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-2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2a.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 CHI75FET05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET05), Aug 9, 1974: Brantly B-2A (N2156U), Griffith, IN, minor damage

## 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 19740809025879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740809025879A), Aug 9, 1974: Hynes B2A (N2156U), Griffith, IN, Minor damage. Plt not aware pax would leave helicopter bfr shut-dwn. Pax struck by retreating rotor blade.

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