Brantly B-2 N2128U

Summary

On 5 March 2002 at about 22:00 local time, a Brantly B-2 registered N2128U was involved in an accident near Grove City, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 March 2002 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Grove City, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

39.8778, -83.0992

Aircraft

Brantly B-2

Registration

N2128U

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grove City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC02LA067

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor related to the accident was the gusting wind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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As the helicopter lifted off of the portable landing pad, a gust of wind began to push the helicopter backwards towards a hangar. The pilot raised the collective and the helicopter rose above the hangar; however, it continued in a rearward direction until the main rotor blades struck a tree. The pilot "rolled off" the power, and the helicopter began to descend to the ground. During the decent, the landing skid caught a vine, which rolled the helicopter inverted before it impacted the ground. The wind reported at a nearby airport, about the time of the accident, were from 220 degrees at 10 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.