# NTSB UNK64X1811: Brantly B2B, N2161U, Port Jefferson, NY, May 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1964
- Place: Port Jefferson, NY · PORT JEFFERSON, NY
- Location: 40.9422° N, 73.0528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Jefferson, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9422&lon=-73.0528&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1811
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1811

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2161U-2014-09-16), registration cancelled 2014-09-16, S/N 322, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B2B
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (registry code 1440506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2161U (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW84LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA381), Sep 8, 1984: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N2161U), Alvin, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC73DCD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD12), Aug 6, 1972: Brantly B-2B (N2161U), Marshalltown, IA, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC72FCD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCD05), Jul 9, 1971: Brantly B2B (N2161U), Spencer, IA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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