# NTSB ANC67A0060: Brantly B-2, N2132U, Chitina, AK, June 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1967
- Place: Chitina, AK · CHITINA, AK
- Location: 61.5158° N, 144.4369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chitina, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5158&lon=-144.4369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67A0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0228   67/6/5  NR.CHITINA,ALAS       BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N2132U              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 42, 6620 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            370 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-FAILED TO DETECT WINDSHIFT.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      40
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2132U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2132U-1973-04-23), registration cancelled 1973-04-23, S/N 180 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (registry code 1440502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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