# NTSB CHI79DET14: Brantly B2B, N2285U, Kendallville, IN, February 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1979
- Place: Kendallville, IN · KENDALLVILLE, IN
- Location: 41.4434° N, 85.2582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kendallville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4434&lon=-85.2582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DET14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DET14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0338   79/2/5    KENDALLVILLE,IN     BRANTLY B2B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 101
        TIME - 1645                    N2285U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENDALLVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENDALLVILLE,IN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT STATED LOOKED AT WATCH WHILE HOVERING,GAINED ALT AND STARTED SPINNING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2285U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2285U-2012-08-08), registration cancelled 2012-08-08, S/N 456, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B2B
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (registry code 1440506) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kendallville Muni

## 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 19790205002299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790205002299A), Feb 5, 1979: Hynes B2B, Kendallville, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot's second solo flight in a helicopter. While taxiing in he looked at his watch,got distracted,and lost control

## Other investigations on N2285U (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 CHI78DET10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DET10), Jan 27, 1978: Brantly B-2B (N2285U), Kendallville, OH, 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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