- Date
- March 8, 1966
- Place
- Axtell, NE · AXTELL, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2284UBrantly B-2B
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174171
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0220 66/3/8 NR.AXTELL NEBR BRANTLY B-2B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 7250 TIME - 0910 N2284U PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2284U
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N2284U · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN18FA001Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMidland, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, and his failure to promptly initiate the proper recovery technique, which resulted in a descent that could not be arrested before impacting the…NTSB MIA90LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChristianstedThe failure of the pilot to evaluate weight, temperature, and power available prior to takeoff and then performing a left pedal turn after takeoff resulting in the helicopter desending even though full power was applied.NTSB CHI78FA066Accident · 1 fatalClosedBrook, IN