NYC66A0099

NTSB accident investigation · Brantly B-2B · Clinton, MD · March 15, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 15, 1966
Place
Clinton, MD · CLINTON, MD
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2177UBrantly B-2B
Status
Completed · report July 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174122

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0120  66/3/15    CLINTON MD          BRANTLY B-2B        CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1245                    N2177U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HYDE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR KNOCKED OF ON LDG-PILOT ADDED POWER AND TOOK OFF.ACFT SPUN,BELT BROKE,PILOTS THROWN OUT

Aircraft

Registration
N2177U
Reported as
Brantly B-2B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hyde Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.