IAD70F0072

NTSB accident investigation · Brantly B-2 · Centerville, VA · August 29, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 29, 1969
Place
Centerville, VA · CENTERVILLE, VA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2125UBrantly B-2
Status
Completed · report February 26, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
186906

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3114  69/8/29    CENTERVILLE,VA      BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1515                    N2125U              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CENTERVILLE,VA              CENTERVILLE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN

Aircraft

Registration
N2125U
Reported as
Brantly B-2
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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