NYC68A0058

NTSB accident investigation · Brantly B-2 · Philadelphia, PA · October 16, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 16, 1967
Place
Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2119UBrantly B-2
Status
Completed · report December 11, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113470

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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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2-0739  67/10/16   PHILADELPHIA,PA     BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 529
        TIME - 1220                    N2119U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERMUDA HELIPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N2119U
Reported as
Brantly B-2
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bermuda Heliport

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.