- Date
- August 6, 1973
- Place
- Gibson City, IL · GIBSON CITY, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2253UBrantly B-2B
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730806024199A
- Case key
- 189440
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2100 73/8/6 GIBSON CITY,ILL BRANTLY B-2B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1205 N2253U PX- 0 0 1 POLICE PATROL AGE 33, 1900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1600 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GIBSON CITY,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: OTHER ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-SETTLED WITH PWR INTO TALL CORN. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- SEARCH FOR ESCAPED PRISONERS IN HEDGE ROWS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2253U
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2253URegistration cancelled Nov 29, 2019 · 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 N2253U · 1
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