# Accident 20160325002519A: Brantly B-2B, Galena, MO, March 25, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2016, 17:25 local time
- Place: Galena, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7056° N, 93.4489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7056&lon=-93.4489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2266U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2266U-2018-05-30) (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: BRANTLY B-2B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160325002519A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS OBSERVED THE HELICOPTER FLYING LOW OVER WOODED AREA NEAR GALENA, MO WHEN IT APPEARED TO SPIN AROUND AND CRASH INTO THE TREES.

## 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 CEN16LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA135), Mar 25, 2016: Brantly B 2B (N2266U), Galena, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## Other reports on N2266U (1)

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

- [Accident 19950308013849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950308013849A), Mar 8, 1995: Hynes B2B (N2266U), Elk City, OK, Substantial damage. During hover taxi dragged a skid on ramp. Main rotors hit ramp. Helicopter rolled onto its side.

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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