Brantly B-2B N2281U
16 August 1972 · Wales, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1972 at about 07:20 local time, a Brantly B-2B registered N2281U, operated by Wilburs Flight, was involved in an accident during static near Wales, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wales, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Brantly B-2B
- Registration
- N2281U
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wilburs Flight
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- Lost River Mine → Local
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3037
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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
PAX, FAMILIAR WITH HELO OPNS, WALKED INTO ROTOR BLADE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brantly B-2B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1972 | Brantly B-2B | Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 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 | - |