- Date
- August 9, 1965
- Place
- Cumberland, MD · CUMBERLAND, MD
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2263UBrantly B-2B
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177303
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0708 65/8/9 NR.CUMBERLAND,MD. BRANTLY B-2B CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3617 TIME - 1610 N2263U PX- 0 1 0 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN TEMPERATURE-F TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 95 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LANDING ON HIGHWAY DUE TO VISIBILITY RESTRICTION BY RAIN.MAIN ROTOR STRUCK PHONE CABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2263U
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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