# Accident 20110527010999A: Brantly B-2, Weaverville, CA, May 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Weaverville, CA
- Airport: Lonnie Pool Field/Weaverville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7011° N, 122.9539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7011&lon=-122.9539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222DW-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2 (registry code 1440502, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110527010999A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES ON 5/27/2011.  WRECKAGE LOCATED IN WILDERNESS TERRAIN ON 5/28/2011 AT 2212Z.

## 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 WPR11FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA239), May 27, 2011: Brantly B-2B (N222DW), Weaverville, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's decision to fly in windy conditions that exceeded his capabilities, which resulted in his subsequent loss of helicopter control. Contributing to the accident was his lack of…

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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