# N2166U: 1963 Brantly B-2B, registration cancelled 2014-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Brantly B-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (registry code 1440506)
- 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: 328
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 1963
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2001
- Last registry action: May 2, 2007
- Mode S code: A1D309
- Owner when cancelled: [B & W Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B%20%26%20W%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [New Stanton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/New%20Stanton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2438° N, 79.6216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15672, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2166U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2166U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2166U-2014-09-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-2B: https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 MIA01FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA075), Feb 11, 2001: Brantly B-2B (N2166U), Archer, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew's loss of control for undermined reasons.
- [NTSB FTW95LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA029), Oct 24, 1994: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N2166U), Tomball, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB NYC67A0131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0131), Mar 24, 1967: Brantly B-2B (N2166U), Enfield, NY, substantial 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 19941024035629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941024035629A), Oct 24, 1994: Hynes B2B (N2166U), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Appeared loose lift on climbout. Flared late. Landed hard. Collapsed skid. Rolled over. Possible settling with power

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