# NTSB ANC73AA013: Brantly B-2B, N2281U, Wales, AK, August 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1972
- Place: Wales, AK · WALES, AK
- Location: 65.6061° N, 168.0710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wales, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.6061&lon=-168.0710&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73AA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3037  72/8/16    WALES,ALAS          BRANTLY B-2B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0720                    N2281U              PX-  0  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            25, 4735 TOTAL HOURS, 470
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOST RIVER MINE             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX,FAMILIAR WITH HELO OPNS,WALKED INTO ROTOR BLADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2281U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2281U-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 450, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2B
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (registry code 1440506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N2281U (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 ANC79FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA051), Jul 14, 1978: Brantly B2-B (N2281U), Nome, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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