Brantly B-2 N4997C
19 December 1972 · Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 December 1972 at about 16:50 local time, a Brantly B-2 registered N4997C was involved in an accident during in flight near Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shannon Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Brantly B-2
- Registration
- N4997C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Malvern, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2945
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
FUEL EXHAUSTED SHORT OF DEST.HARD AUTOROTATIVE LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brantly B-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1972 | Brantly B-2 | Roseburg, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1972 | Brantly B-2 | Paonia, Colorado, United States | McBride Traile | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1971 | Brantly B-2 | Whiting, Iowa, United States | Loran C.schmit | Fatal | - |
| 21 Nov 1973 | Brantly B-2 | North Bergen, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 May 1974 | Brantly B-2 | Atterbury, Illinois, United States | Alfred Baker | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1974 | Brantly B-2 | Tarkio, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |