Brantly B-2 N2131U
2 April 1977 · Tremont, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 April 1977 at about 09:45 local time, a Brantly B-2 registered N2131U, operated by N2131U Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tremont, Illinois, 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 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tremont, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Laynes Auction
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Brantly B-2
- Registration
- N2131U
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- N2131U Inc.
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Peoria, Il → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4232
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
M/R BLADES & TRANSMISSION SEPD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brantly B-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1977 | Brantly B-2 | Orrville, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1978 | Brantly B-2 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1975 | Brantly B-2 | Ionia, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 May 1974 | Brantly B-2 | Atterbury, Illinois, United States | Alfred Baker | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1974 | Brantly B-2 | Tarkio, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1980 | Brantly B-2 | Frederick, Oklahoma, United States | Mike Hines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |