- Date
- August 30, 1966
- Place
- Center Point, IA · CENTER POINT, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2282UBrantly B-2A
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121448
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0733 66/8/30 CENTER POINT IOWA BRANTLY B-2A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 851 TIME - 1800 N2282U PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- SAW TOP WIRES-ATTEMPTED TO GO UNDER-STRUCK LOWER WIRES.AREA CLEAR IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION-WIND CALM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2282U
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2282URegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2013 · Brantly B-2BAirframe modelBrantly B-2BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N2282U · 1
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