# NTSB NYC67A0177: Brantly B-2, N5948Y, Monroeville, PA, June 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1967
- Place: Monroeville, PA · MONROEVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.4263° N, 79.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroeville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4263&lon=-79.7614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0177
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0177

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0243  67/6/11    MONROEVILLE,PA      BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1303
        TIME - 1030                    N5948Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROEVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- ON COMING TO A HOVER BEFORE LANDING N5948Y SPUN TO THE RT UNCONTROLLABLY.WAS LANDED WHILE TURNING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5948Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Monroeville

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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