Brantly B2B N2288U
27 July 1970 · Storm Lake, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 July 1970 at about 13:00 local time, a Brantly B2B registered N2288U, operated by Mid America HE, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Storm Lake, Iowa, 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Storm Lake, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Storm Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Brantly B2B
- Registration
- N2288U
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mid America HE
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4233
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
SURVEYING CORN FLD TO BE POLLINATED.PLT SAID LOST LIFT AFT PULL UP AND L TURN.NEAR MAX GWT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brantly B2B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1970 | Brantly B2B | Wis Dells, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1970 | Brantly B2B | Rector, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1971 | Brantly B2B | Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1971 | Brantly B2B | Spencer, Iowa, United States | Larry Orvil SP | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1967 | Brantly B2B | Cahokia, Illinois, United States | Fostaire Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1974 | Brantly B2B | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Amer Eagle AVI | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |