- Date
- September 11, 1978
- Place
- Brook, IN · BROOK, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N2284UBrantley B-2B
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780911043519A
- Case key
- 139515
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4431 78/9/11 NR.BROOK,IN BRANTLEY B-2B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 542 TIME - 1250 N2284U PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOK HOSP. HELI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROOK,IN WATSEKA,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED REMARKS- HEL NOSED UP & ROLLED OVER DRG FLT.IP STATED-PLT CAREFUL EXCEPT USUALLY WANTED TO FLY 100MPH(VNE).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2284U
- Reported as
- Brantley B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Brook Hosp. Heli
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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.
Other investigations on N2284U · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN18FA001Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMidland, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, and his failure to promptly initiate the proper recovery technique, which resulted in a descent that could not be arrested before impacting the…NTSB MIA90LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChristianstedThe failure of the pilot to evaluate weight, temperature, and power available prior to takeoff and then performing a left pedal turn after takeoff resulting in the helicopter desending even though full power was applied.NTSB MKC66A0049Accident · No injuriesClosedAxtell, NE