- Date
- April 26, 1964
- Place
- Thetford, VT · THETFORD, VT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4997CBrantly B2
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184873
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0130 64/4/26 THETFORD VT BRANTLY B2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N4997C PX- 0 0 1 DEMONSTRATION AGE 25, 1453 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 46 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4997C
- Reported as
- Brantly B2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4997CRegistration cancelled Aug 9, 2012 · Brantly B-2Airframe modelBrantly B-2Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N4997C · 2
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