# NTSB CHI75FET05: Brantly B-2A, N2156U, Griffith, IN, August 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1974
- Place: Griffith, IN · GRIFFITH, IN
- Location: 41.5276° N, 87.4239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffith, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5276&lon=-87.4239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FET05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2156U-2017-06-19), registration cancelled 2017-06-19, S/N 316, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2A
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2a) (registry code 1440504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Griffith

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740809025879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740809025879A), Aug 9, 1974: Hynes B2A, Griffith, IN, Minor damage. Plt not aware pax would leave helicopter bfr shut-dwn. Pax struck by retreating rotor blade.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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