# NTSB NYC66D0093: Brantly B-2B, N2280U, Mohrsville, PA, February 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1966
- Place: Mohrsville, PA · MOHRSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.4754° N, 75.9799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mohrsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4754&lon=-75.9799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0045  66/2/27    MOHRSVILLE PA       BRANTLY B-2B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 293
        TIME - 1210                    N2280U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
           ROLL OVER                                                IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- POWER RECOVERY FROM PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2280U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280U-1989-04-19), registration cancelled 1989-04-19, S/N 446 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2B
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (registry code 1440506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2280U (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC75FGM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM15), Oct 26, 1974: Brantly B-2B (N2280U), Sharon, PA, substantial damage

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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