# NTSB investigations: Brantly B-2B: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB MIA05LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA136.md): Brantly Helicopter B2B · Ft. Pierce, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2005 · N9023M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and failure to refuel the helicopter prior to takeoff which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power during the landing.
- [NTSB CHI99LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA292.md): Brantly Helicopter B-2B · Hudson, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1999 · N2238U · Substantial damage
  > was an inadequate preflight and misjudged flare to landing during the autorotation by the pilot. A factor in this accident was a totally blocked fuel tank vent system.
- [NTSB IAD96LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA088.md): Brantly Helicopter B2B · Oakwood, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1996 · N2261U · Destroyed
  > a loss of engine power due to inadequate maintenance and inspection by the owner/operator which failed to detect the clogged fuel vent line, and the pilot's improper autorotation. A related factor was the pilot's inadequate training/familiarization with…
- [NTSB CHI93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA156.md): Brantly-Hynes B2B · Greencastle, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1993 · N2257U · Substantial damage
  > Contamination of the fuel system by particulate matter of an unknown origin.
- [NTSB ANC82DAA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAA03.md): Brantly B-2B · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 23, 1982 · N2195U · Substantial damage
  > Shortly after takeoff, a partial power loss occurred over a wooded area and the pilot initiated an autorotative landing. During the landing, the main rotor and tail rotor blades hit trees, then the right skid set down on a small tree and the helicopter rolled…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1440506')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1440506&occurrence=353

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