- Date
- May 17, 1964
- Place
- Port Jefferson, NY · PORT JEFFERSON, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2161UBrantly B2B
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184910
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0188 64/5/17 PORT JEFFERSON NY BRANTLY B2B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 5000 TIME - 1100 N2161U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2161U
- Reported as
- Brantly B2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2161URegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2014 · Brantly B-2BAirframe modelBrantly B-2BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N2161U · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW84LA381Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlvin, TXThe helicopter experienced an unexplained power loss. An emergency landing was attempted but the helicopter collided with a ditch. Lacking sufficient rotor RPM for efective control the helicopter nosed over. The plt was mailed an NTSB 6120.1 form to complete…NTSB MKC73DCD12Accident · No injuriesClosedMarshalltown, IANTSB MKC72FCD05Accident · No injuriesClosedSpencer, IA