- Date
- May 9, 1982, 09:56 local (14:56 UTC)
- Place
- Athens, WV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2255UBrantley B-2B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820509014309A
- Case key
- 69823
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Analysis
The helicopter crashed in a wooded, rocky area while the pilot was en route from the welch hospital to his residence in Athens, WV. An investigation revealed that the fuel tank bladder had ruptured, but no odor of fuel was noted. Later, the engine was operationally checked. During the first engine run, the primer line to the number 4 cylinder was found to be leaking. It was not determined whether or not the failure was caused by impact. The helicopter had been refueled on 5/9/82 with 20.5 gallons of fuel. It had been flown an estimated 1.3 hrs since that time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2255U
- Reported as
- Brantley B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 415
- Airframe hours
- 1,128
- Engine
- Lycoming IVO-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- R.E. Davenport
- Registered owner
- R.E. Davenport
- Departed
- Welch, WV
- Destination
- Tahoe City, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 227 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 131 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N2255U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.