- Date
- August 19, 1981
- Place
- New Cumberland, PA · NEW CUMBERLAND, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2277UBrantly B-2B
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810819052099A
- Case key
- 124711
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2015 81/8/19 NEW CUMBERLAND,PA BRANTLY B-2B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1900 N2277U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 32, 2225 TOTAL HOURS, 4 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW CUMBERLAND,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- RPM DROPPED TO 50 BLO MIN WHEN CLB-OUT WAS STARTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2277U
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2277U · 2
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