Brantly B-2B N2282U
21 June 1982 · Ruskin, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 June 1982 at about 18:30 local time, a Brantly B-2B registered N2282U, operated by Richard Knapp, was involved in an accident near Ruskin, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ruskin, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 27.7108, -82.4207
- Aircraft
- Brantly B-2B
- Registration
- N2282U
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard Knapp
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tampa → Venice
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA82DA138
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
THE PLT EXPERIENCED HEAVY VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE ACFT. WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE ACFT IN ABRUPT CHANGES IN ATTITUDE. EXAM OF THE PITCH LINK ASSEMBLIES REVEALED FAILURE UNDER STATIC OVERLOAD CONDITIONS. A THIRD PITCH LINK ASSEMBLY WAS NOT FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brantly B-2B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1982 | Brantly B-2B | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Robert Kallenberg JR. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1981 | Brantly B-2B | Broadus, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1981 | Brantly B-2B | Chapin, Illinois, United States | Hycopters | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1981 | Brantly B-2B | New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1984 | Brantly B-2B | Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States | Edward Younkin | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1984 | Brantly B-2B | Alvin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1982 | Cessna 152 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 May 1982 | Cessna 172K | Geneva, Florida, United States | Johnny E. Southerland | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Venice Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1982 | Cessna 182G | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Clyde E. Forsythe | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Bruce J. Lillie | No injuries | - |