# NTSB UNK64X2693: Brantly B2, N2144U, Quartzsite, AZ, July 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1964
- Place: Quartzsite, AZ · QUARTZSITE, AZ
- Location: 33.6639° N, 114.2299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quartzsite, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6639&lon=-114.2299&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2693
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2693

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0526   64/7/6    QUARTZSITE ARIZ     BRANTLY B2          CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2155                    N2144U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 48, 4770 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PILOT EXCEEDED VNE LIMITATIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2144U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2144U-2012-08-24), registration cancelled 2012-08-24, S/N 195, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B2
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (registry code 1440502) (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 N2144U (1)

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 UNK64X1774](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1774), May 15, 1964: Brantly B2 (N2144U), Mesa, AZ, 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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