- Date
- April 20, 1966
- Place
- 4 Se Rodeo, CA · 4 SE RODEO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2196UBrantly B-2B
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172408
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0325 66/4/20 4 SE RODEO CALIF BRANTLY B-2B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1130 N2196U PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: BEARINGS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY UNUSUAL NOISE REMARKS- INNER FAFNIR BEARING PN B546DD DRY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2196U
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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