# NTSB MKC68A0050: Brantly B-2B, N2287U, Lakeside, NE, February 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1968
- Place: Lakeside, NE · LAKESIDE, NE
- Location: 42.0558° N, 102.4249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeside, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0558&lon=-102.4249&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1563   68/2/6  NR.LAKESIDE,NEBR      BRANTLY B-2B        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 700
        TIME - 1630                    N2287U              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-2/7/68.FAILURE OF T/R BLADE SPAR IN THE INSIDE BEARING BOSS RADIUS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2287U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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