- Date
- August 6, 1972
- Place
- Marshalltown, IA · MARSHALLTOWN, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N2161UBrantly B-2B
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168467
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3180 72/8/6 NR.MARSHALLTOWN,IOWA BRANTLY B-2B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 252 TIME - 1630 N2161U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 139 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MARSHALLTOWN,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 80 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 30 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2161U
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2161URegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2014 · Brantly B-2BAirframe modelBrantly B-2BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N2161U · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW84LA381Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlvin, TXThe helicopter experienced an unexplained power loss. An emergency landing was attempted but the helicopter collided with a ditch. Lacking sufficient rotor RPM for efective control the helicopter nosed over. The plt was mailed an NTSB 6120.1 form to complete…NTSB MKC72FCD05Accident · No injuriesClosedSpencer, IANTSB UNK64X1811Accident · No injuriesClosedPort Jefferson, NY