# NTSB NYC67A0131: Brantly B-2B, N2166U, Enfield, NY, March 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1967
- Place: Enfield, NY · ENFIELD, NY
- Location: 42.4359° N, 76.6313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enfield, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4359&lon=-76.6313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0131
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0131

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0126  67/3/24    ENFIELD,NY          BRANTLY B-2B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 490
        TIME - 0830                    N2166U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 458 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CULVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- LOOSE SNOW BLOWN BY ROTOR DOWNWASH TEMP BLOCKED PLT VIS REF WHILE ATTEMPT T/O UNDER ELEC HIGH LINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2166U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2166U-2014-09-16), registration cancelled 2014-09-16, S/N 328, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2B
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (registry code 1440506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Culver

## Other investigations on N2166U (2)

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 MIA01FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA075), Feb 11, 2001: Brantly B-2B (N2166U), Archer, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew's loss of control for undermined reasons.
- [NTSB FTW95LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA029), Oct 24, 1994: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N2166U), Tomball, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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