# NTSB DIA69F0168: Brantly B-2, N2114U, Aberdeen, MD, March 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1969
- Place: Aberdeen, MD · ABERDEEN, MD
- Location: 39.5164° N, 76.1745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aberdeen, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5164&lon=-76.1745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0168
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0168

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0954  69/3/30    ABERDEEN,MD         BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 22252
        TIME - 1545                    N2114U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 252 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALDINO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 4 PISTON CONNECTING ROD ATTACH BOLT FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2114U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2114U-1977-07-22), registration cancelled 1977-07-22, S/N 162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (registry code 1440502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Aldino

## Other investigations on N2114U (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 CHI77FEI20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI20), May 1, 1977: Brantly B-2 (N2114U), Orrville, OH, 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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