# N9018Y: 1997 Brantly B-2B, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- 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: 2002
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1999
- Certificate issued: September 10, 2004
- Last registry action: September 18, 2007
- Mode S code: AC766A
- Owner when cancelled: [Murphy Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Hanover, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Hanover)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1230° N, 70.8563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02339, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9018Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9018Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9018Y-2013-05-13

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 (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 IAD05LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA107), Jul 24, 2005: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N9018Y), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the intermediate tailrotor driveshaft, which resulted in a loss of directional control at a hover.

## 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 20050724017949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050724017949A), Jul 24, 2005: Hynes B2B (N9018Y), Plymouth, MA, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot reported that while in hover at two feet AGL, the helicopter began to rotate to the right and tail rotor input was ineffective. As the speed of the…

## Other aircraft with N9018Y

- [Cancelled 1993-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9018Y-1993-10-25): Luscombe 8F, S/N 6489. Owner: [Wheeler Bruce A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHEELER%20BRUCE%20A), [Idaho Falls, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Idaho%20Falls)

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