- Date
- June 21, 1982, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ruskin, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2282UBrantly B-2B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820621023639A
- Case key
- 72436
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt experienced heavy vibration followed by loss of control of the acft. Witnesses described the acft in abrupt changes in attitude. Exam of the pitch link assemblies revealed failure under static overload conditions. A third pitch link assembly was not found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2282U
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 452
- Airframe hours
- 833
- Engine
- Lycoming IVO-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard Knapp
- Registered owner
- Richard Knapp
- Departed
- Tampa, FL
- Destination
- VNC · Venice, FL
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,472 total · 197 in this make and model · 2,917 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 194 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 17 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.
Other investigations on N2282U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.