# Accident 20081117852299A: Brantl B2B, Camas, WA, November 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2008, 11:28 local time
- Place: Camas, WA
- Airport: Grove Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6278° N, 122.4044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6278&lon=-122.4044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2274U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2274U-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2B (registry code 1440506, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTL B2B
- Reported engine: LYC IVO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 11 in this make and model, 339 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081117852299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING FLOWN FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.  THE OWNER/STUDENT HAD FLOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AND MADE TWO LANDINGS.  FOLLOWING A THIRD LIFTOFF, A HOVER WAS ESTABLISHED, AND THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WESTBOUND.  A CLIMB WAS INITIATED AFTER ACHIEVING 45 MPH, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS, ATTEMPTED AN AUTOROTATION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT COMPLETELY.  AS THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND, IT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT THE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 WPR09LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA039), Nov 17, 2008: Brantly B-2B (N2274U), Camas, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude and airspeed, which precluded making a safe autorotation.

## Other reports on N2274U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050520013569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050520013569A), May 20, 2005: Hynes B2B (N2274U), Lakeview, MI, Destroyed. (-23) On 5/20/05, the instructor is given lesson to an individual, who hold private pilot certificate but a student pilot for the helicopter training. While…

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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