- Date
- October 26, 1974
- Place
- Sharon, PA · SHARON, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2280UBrantly B-2B
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741026038969A
- Case key
- 144482
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3934 74/10/26 SHARON,PA BRANTLY B-2B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 385 TIME - 1525 N2280U PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHARON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHARON,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 330 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 15K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2280U
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sharon
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2280U · 1
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