# N2285U: 1965 Brantly B-2B, registration cancelled 2012-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: 456
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 1965
- Last registry action: August 4, 2003
- Mode S code: A201D3
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2285U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2285U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2285U-2012-08-08

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 (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 CHI79DET14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DET14), Feb 5, 1979: Brantly B2B (N2285U), Kendallville, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78DET10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DET10), Jan 27, 1978: Brantly B-2B (N2285U), Kendallville, OH, 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 19790205002299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790205002299A), Feb 5, 1979: Hynes B2B (N2285U), Kendallville, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot's second solo flight in a helicopter. While taxiing in he looked at his watch,got distracted,and lost control
- [Accident 19780127002279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780127002279A), Jan 27, 1978: Hynes B2B (N2285U), Kendallville, IN, Substantial damage. Blowing snow from rotor wash obscured visibility during an attempemergency mission.

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