# NTSB DEN65A0078: Brantly B-2, N2194U, Brighton, CO, June 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1965
- Place: Brighton, CO · BRIGHTON, CO
- Location: 39.9657° N, 104.7941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9657&lon=-104.7941&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65A0078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0457   65/6/6    BRIGHTON COLO       BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2300
        TIME - 0810                    N2194U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          135                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACTING INSTRUCTOR DID NOT HOLD AN INSTRUCTOR RATING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2194U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2194U-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N 405, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2
- 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

## Other investigations on N2194U (2)

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 CHI86LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA134), Apr 27, 1986: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N2194U), Mt Clemens, MI, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X2647](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2647), Jul 4, 1964: Brantly B2B (N2194U), Lakewood, CO, 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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