# NTSB UNK65X1045: Brantly B2B, N2264U, Hawthorn, PA, December 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1964
- Place: Hawthorn, PA · HAWTHORN, PA
- Location: 41.0205° N, 79.2832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorn, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0205&lon=-79.2832&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0882  64/12/18   HAWTHORN PA         BRANTLY B2B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 3825
        TIME - 1345                    N2264U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2264U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2264U), registered now, S/N 426 (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 N2264U (4)

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 FTW88LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA152), Aug 25, 1988: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N2264U), Sallisaw, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75FEE65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE65), May 20, 1975: Brantly B2B (N2264U), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI70FDJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FDJ15), Apr 26, 1970: Brantly B2B (N2264U), Wis Dells, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW65A0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0098), Mar 28, 1965: Brantly B2B (N2264U), Amarillo, TX, 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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