# NTSB MIA65A0091: Brantly B2A, N2153U, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, March 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1965
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65A0091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0866   65/3/8    FT.LAUDERDALE FLA   BRANTLY B2A         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1435                    N2153U              PX-  1  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
          PILOT-IMPROPERLT EXCUTED AUTORATIVE LANDING.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WHITE SUBSTANCE FOUND BLOCKING CARBURETOR PART
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2153U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2153U-1972-11-01), registration cancelled 1972-11-01, S/N 311 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B2A
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2a) (registry code 1440504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hollywood Intl

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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