- Date
- February 27, 1988, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Decatur, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2233UBrantly Helicopter B-2B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880227027119A
- Case key
- 22620
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non-certificated pilot flew the helicopter from his ranch to Decatur for refueling. After landing, he realized that he was too FAR from the fuel pump. Upon liftoff to move closer to the pump the helicopter rolled over. The pilot attributed the accident to a gust of wind that pitched the helicopter sideways.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2233U
- Reported as
- Brantly Helicopter B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 480
- Engine
- Lycoming IVO-360-A1A, 178 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Boydston, Glen
- Registered owner
- Joe W.W Gremillion
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- 8F7 · Decatur Municipal
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 35 total · 35 in this make and model · 35 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW, 29 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.