- Date
- August 15, 1972
- Place
- Duxbury, MA · DUXBURY, MA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2254UBrantly B-2B
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79549
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1189 72/8/15 DUXBURY,MASS BRANTLY B-2B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, UNK/NR TIME - 1545 N2254U PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARSHIELD,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- RED M/R BLADE FAILED AND SEPARATED DUE FATIGUE. CAUSED BLUE M/R BLADE FAILURE AND SEPARATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2254U
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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