- Date
- March 27, 1966
- Place
- Stone Mountain, GA · STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2278UBrantly B-2B
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172359
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0222 66/3/27 STONE MOUNTAIN GA BRANTLY B-2B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 500 TIME - 1345 N2278U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STONE MOUNTAIN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: ABORTED ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT-MADE DOWNWIND TAKEOFF FROM CONFINED AREA. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- LOST TRANSLATIONAL LIFT,SETTLED INTO TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2278U
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stone Mountain
N2278URegistration cancelled Mar 12, 2018 · Brantly B-2BAirframe modelBrantly B-2BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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