- Date
- April 2, 1977
- Place
- Tremont, IL · TREMONT, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2131UBrantly B-2
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770402041669A
- Case key
- 152435
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4232 77/4/2 TREMONT,IL BRANTLY B-2 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0945 N2131U PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 26, 1620 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 73 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAYNES AUCTION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PEORIA,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- M/R BLADES & TRANSMISSION SEPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2131U
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Laynes Auction
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2131U · 1
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