# NTSB CHI78FEE53: Brantly B2B, N2100U, Huntley, IL, July 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1978
- Place: Huntley, IL · HUNTLEY, IL
- Location: 42.1608° N, 88.4355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1608&lon=-88.4355&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEE53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4279   78/7/8    HUNTLEY,IL          BRANTLY B2B         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N2100U              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 55, 7500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANDINGS AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTLEY,IL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2100U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2100U-2021-07-31), registration cancelled 2021-07-31, S/N 146, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B2B
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (registry code 1440502) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Landings Airstrip

## 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 19780708026279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708026279A), Jul 8, 1978: Hynes B2, Huntley, IL, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2100U (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 CHI65A0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65A0107), Jun 28, 1965: Brantly B2 (N2100U), Prophetstown, IL, substantial damage

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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