# NTSB ANC69D0035: Brantly B-2, N2124U, Homer, AK, June 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1968
- Place: Homer, AK · HOMER, AK
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2897  68/6/16    HOMER,ALAS          BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 111
        TIME - 1330                    N2124U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LANDED TO CLOSE UNFASTENED COWL DOOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2124U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2124U-1970-06-19), registration cancelled 1970-06-19, S/N 172 (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: Destroyed

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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