Brantley B-2B N2255U

Summary

On 9 May 1982 at about 14:56 local time, a Brantley B-2B registered N2255U, operated by R.e. Davenport, was involved in an accident near Athens, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 May 1982 at 14:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Athens, West Virginia, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Brantley B-2B

Registration

N2255U

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

R.e. Davenport

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Welch → Tahoe City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82FIJ01

1 person died.

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

THE HELICOPTER CRASHED IN A WOODED, ROCKY AREA WHILE THE PILOT WAS EN ROUTE FROM THE WELCH HOSPITAL TO HIS RESIDENCE IN ATHENS, WV. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL TANK BLADDER HAD RUPTURED, BUT NO ODOR OF FUEL WAS NOTED. LATER, THE ENGINE WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED. DURING THE FIRST ENGINE RUN, THE PRIMER LINE TO THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHETHER OR NOT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY IMPACT. THE HELICOPTER HAD BEEN REFUELED ON 5/9/82 WITH 20.5 GALLONS OF FUEL. IT HAD BEEN FLOWN AN ESTIMATED 1.3 HRS SINCE THAT TIME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.