# NTSB DEN81FTA03: Brantly B-2B, N2271U, Broadus, MT, October 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1981
- Place: Broadus, MT · BROADUS, MT
- Location: 45.4431° N, 105.4083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broadus, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4431&lon=-105.4083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3309  81/10/18 NR.BROADUS,MT         BRANTLY B-2B        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 433
        TIME - 1030                    N2271U              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 431 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BROADUS,MT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- HOOKED R SKID UNDER SAGEBRUSH ON KNOLL WHILE HERDING HORSES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2271U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2271U), registered now, S/N 436, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2B
- 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

## 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 19811018067859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811018067859A), Oct 18, 1981: Hynes B2B, Broadus, MT, Substantial damage. Helicopter herding horses and skid caught sage brush which pulled aircraft into ground, causing crash.

## Other investigations on N2271U (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 IAD77DKW11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKW11), Dec 31, 1976: Brantly B2B (N2271U), Fayetteville, TN, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI65A0075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65A0075), Feb 19, 1965: Brantly B2B (N2271U), Cahokia, 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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