# NTSB CHI77FEI20: Brantly B-2, N2114U, Orrville, OH, May 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1977
- Place: Orrville, OH · ORRVILLE, OH
- Location: 40.8483° N, 81.7769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orrville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8483&lon=-81.7769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEI20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0937   77/5/1    ORRVILLE,OH         BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 225
        TIME - 1530                    N2114U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLATTER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALTON,OH                   ORRVILLE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: *ERROR-INVALID CODE*                      LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2114U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2114U-1977-07-22), registration cancelled 1977-07-22, S/N 162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (registry code 1440502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Blatter Field

## 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 19770501010939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770501010939A), May 1, 1977: Hynes B2, Orrville, OH, Destroyed. Hit wires.

## Other investigations on N2114U (1)

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.

- [NTSB DIA69F0168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0168), Mar 30, 1969: Brantly B-2 (N2114U), Aberdeen, MD, destroyed

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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