Brantly B-2B N2254U
15 August 1972 · Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 August 1972 at about 15:45 local time, a Brantly B-2B registered N2254U was involved in an accident during in flight near Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Brantly B-2B
- Registration
- N2254U
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Marshield, Mass → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1189
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RED M/R BLADE FAILED AND SEPARATED DUE FATIGUE. CAUSED BLUE M/R BLADE FAILURE AND SEPARATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brantly B-2B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1972 | Brantly B-2B | Wales, Alaska, United States | Wilburs Flight | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Brantly B-2B | Marshalltown, Iowa, United States | Brite-Way Elec | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1973 | Brantly B-2B | Gibson City, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1973 | Brantly B-2B | Eldred, Illinois, United States | Patken Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1974 | Brantly B-2B | Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1970 | Brantly B-2B | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | DON Air Servic | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |