Brantly B-2B N2253U
6 August 1973 · Gibson City, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 August 1973 at about 12:05 local time, a Brantly B-2B registered N2253U was involved in an accident during in flight near Gibson City, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gibson City, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Brantly B-2B
- Registration
- N2253U
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2100
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
SEARCH FOR ESCAPED PRISONERS IN HEDGE ROWS. PILOT-SETTLED WITH PWR INTO TALL CORN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brantly B-2B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1973 | Brantly B-2B | Eldred, Illinois, United States | Patken Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1972 | Brantly B-2B | Wales, Alaska, United States | Wilburs Flight | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1972 | Brantly B-2B | Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Oct 1974 | Brantly B-2B | Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Brantly B-2B | Marshalltown, Iowa, United States | Brite-Way Elec | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1974 | Brantly B-2B | Vincentown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |