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FAA accident report · Brantly B-2B · Monrovia, IN · July 24, 2020

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Date
July 24, 2020 · 13:00 local
Place
Monrovia, IN
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N383ES
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20LA304
Reported as
Brantly B-2B
Reported engine
Lycoming IVO-360-A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total
N383ESRegistered now · Brantly B-2BS/N 344Airframe modelBrantly B-2B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 24, 2020, at approximately 1300 eastern daylight time, a 1963 Brantly B2B rotorcraft, N383ES, was destroyed after crashing to the ground near Monrovia, Indiana. The rotorcraft is not registered to the pilot and operated under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a post maintenace flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed or required. A witness observed the pilot took off and hovered at approximatey 20 feet from the ground. Traveled southerly maintaining 20 feet altitude while gaining airspeed to exit translational lift. After travelling approximately 200 feet, the engine stopped operating, the rotorcraft abruptly dipped and turned to the right before striking the ground. A fire immediately started.

The witness ran to the crash site and pulled the severley injured pilot from the burning wreckage. The witness stated the pilot uttered ?I lost power?.

The pilot was airlifted to an emergency hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 24, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1963 BRANTLY B2B ROTORCRAFT, N383ES, WAS DESTROYED AFTER CRASHING TO THE GROUND NEAR MONROVIA, INDIANA. THE ROTORCRAFT IS NOT REGISTERED TO THE PILOT AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A POST MAINTENACE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR REQUIRED. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND HOVERED AT APPROXIMATEY 20 FEET FROM THE GROUND. TRAVELED SOUTHERLY MAINTAINING 20 FEET ALTITUDE WHILE GAINING AIRSPEED TO EXIT TRANSLATIONAL LIFT. AFTER TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET, THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING, THE ROTORCRAFT ABRUPTLY DIPPED AND TURNED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE STRIKING THE GROUND. A FIRE IMMEDIATELY STARTED.

THE WITNESS RAN TO THE CRASH SITE AND PULLED THE SEVERLEY INJURED PILOT FROM THE BURNING WRECKAGE. THE WITNESS STATED THE PILOT UTTERED ?I LOST POWER?.

THE PILOT WAS AIRLIFTED TO AN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL WHERE HE SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN20LA304Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMonrovia, INThe pilot’s loss of control after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Jul 24, 2020 · Destroyed