- Date
- August 9, 1974
- Place
- Griffith, IN · GRIFFITH, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N2156UBrantly B-2A
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740809025879A
- Case key
- 134548
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2195 74/8/9 GRIFFITH,IND BRANTLY B-2A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 235 TIME - 1426 N2156U PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFITH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GRIFFITH,IND UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER REMARKS- PLT NOT AWARE PAX WOULD LEAVE HELICOPTER BFR SHUT-DWN.PAX STRUCK BY RETREATING ROTOR BLADE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2156U
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Griffith
N2156URegistration cancelled Jun 19, 2017 · Brantly B-2AAirframe modelBrantly B-2AEngine 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.