- Date
- July 14, 1978
- Place
- Nome, AK · NOME, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N2281UBrantly B2-B
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780714042969A
- Case key
- 140433
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4406 78/7/14 NR.NOME,AK BRANTLY B2-B CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - UNK/NR N2281U PX- 0 0 0 OTHER AGE 58, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NOME,AK TELLER,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- HERDING ANIMALS.THROTTLE FOUND FULL OPEN.SHORT SEASON-FLEW APPROX 190HRS IN PAST MONTH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2281U
- Reported as
- Brantly B2-B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2281URegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2012 · Brantly B-2BAirframe modelBrantly B-2BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2281U · 1
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