Brantly B-2B N2170U

Summary

On 1 February 1969 at about 12:00 local time, a Brantly B-2B registered N2170U was involved in an accident during in flight near Benicia, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 February 1969 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Benicia, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Brantly B-2B

Registration

N2170U

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Private Owner

Purpose of flight

Demonstration

Phase of flight

In Flight

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-0218

1 person had minor injuries.

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

PLT TURNED DOWN WIND,20K, TO AVOID CHILDREN.PLT ATTEMPTED TO T/O BEFORE TRANSLATIONAL LIFT EFFECT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.