# Accident 20200724010989A: Brantly B-2B, Monrovia, IN, July 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: Monrovia, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5709° N, 86.5003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5709&lon=-86.5003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N383ES, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N383ES) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2B (registry code 1440506, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IVO-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200724010989A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN20LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA304), Jul 24, 2020: Brantly B2B (N383ES), Monrovia, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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