Brantly B-2A N6791D
16 June 1971 · Broad Brook, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 June 1971 at about 10:45 local time, a Brantly B-2A registered N6791D, operated by LEO L Ghelfi, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Broad Brook, Connecticut, 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 10:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Broad Brook, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Skylark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Brantly B-2A
- Registration
- N6791D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- LEO L Ghelfi
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2072
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
PLT DEMO OF AUTO TO SIDE OF RWY DUE TO ACFT ON RWY.GRND WAS SOFT, ACFT NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brantly B-2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1974 | Brantly B-2A | Griffith, Indiana, United States | Advertising In | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1967 | Brantly B-2A | Gordon, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1966 | Brantly B-2A | Center Point Iowa, Iowa, United States | Welty Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1965 | Brantly B-2A | Elmira Ny, New York, United States | Haughton Const | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1965 | Brantly B-2A | Creve Coeur Mo, Missouri, United States | Beilenson P.co | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |