- Date
- June 10, 1981
- Place
- Chesterton, IN · CHESTERTON, IN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2276UBrantley B2B
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19810610031949A
- Case key
- 79548
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1489 81/6/10 CHESTERTON,IN BRANTLEY B2B CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N2276U PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 56, 9166 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 161 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTERTON,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- T/R BLADE,S/N 533,FAILED IN THE BLADE SHANK OUTBOARD OF THE DOUBLE BEARING LOCATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2276U
- Reported as
- Brantley B2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2276URegistration cancelled Oct 16, 2012 · Brantly B-2BAirframe modelBrantly B-2BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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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.