UNK64X1834

NTSB accident investigation · Brantly B2B · Tulsa, OK · May 18, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 18, 1964
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2170UBrantly B2B
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184912

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0190  64/5/18    TULSA OKLA          BRANTLY B2B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N2170U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 25, 6000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          170                                                       16
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N2170U
Reported as
Brantly B2B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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