# N2276U: 1965 Brantly B-2B, registration cancelled 2012-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 2012
- 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: 441
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 25, 1965
- Certificate issued: August 1, 1980
- Last registry action: June 10, 1989
- Mode S code: A1FE3F
- Owner when cancelled: [Lake Air Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20AIR%20CORP)
- Location: [Michigan City, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Michigan%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6892° N, 86.8651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46360, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2276U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2276U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2276U-2012-10-16

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-2B: https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b.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 CHI81FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA064), Jun 10, 1981: Brantley B2B (N2276U), Chesterton, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19810610031949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810610031949A), Jun 10, 1981: Hynes B2B (N2276U), Chesterton, IN, Destroyed. Tail rotor blade failure from fatigue cracking. Seperated blade struck main rotor blade. Helicopter spun in.

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