- Date
- May 15, 1965
- Place
- Elmira, NY · ELMIRA, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2185UBrantly B-2A
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178144
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0372 65/5/15 NR.ELMIRA NY BRANTLY B-2A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 54, 6952 TIME - 0945 N2185U PX- 0 0 1 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 504 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: OTHER DITCHING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS-FAILURE-WOODRUFF KEY IN T/R DRIVE SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2185U
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage