- Date
- August 13, 1979
- Place
- Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2183UBrantly B-2B
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790813021879A
- Case key
- 134051
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2337 79/8/13 NR.WASILLA,AK BRANTLY B-2B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 990 TIME - 1200 N2183U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLOW,AK WASILLA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 90 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT STATED-APPLIED FULL PWR DRG LNDG APRH TO KNOLL,BUT HEL CONT TO DSND.WND GUSTING 20 KT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2183U
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mine Strup
N2183URegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2017 · Brantly B-2BAirframe modelBrantly B-2BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2183U · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL06LA059Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCullman, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain a visual look out while maneuvering resulting in an in-flight collision with wires and the ground. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in rotorcraft operations.NTSB CHI77FEE40Accident · No injuriesClosedRingwood, ILNTSB SEA67A0043Accident · No injuriesClosedWyola, MT