Plane Crash List

Brantly B-2B N2273U

12 February 1984 · Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 February 1984 at about 17:30 local time, a Brantly B-2B registered N2273U, operated by Edward Younkin, was involved in an accident near Mt. Pleasant, 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 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates
40.1509, -79.5396
Aircraft
Brantly B-2B
Registration
N2273U
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Edward Younkin
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Connellsville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC84LA070

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 FLEW TO GREENSBURG, WHERE HE BROUGHT THE HELICOPTER TO A 2 FT HOVER AND DEPARTED WITH A MAX PERFORMANCE CLIMB. HE STATED THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO EXHIBIT CONTROL IRREGULARITIES WHICH HE DESCRIBED AS 'A DUTCH ROLL WOBBLE TYPE OF SHUFFLE.' HE CONTINUED THE FLT & SAID THE 'SHUFFLE' SUBSIDED AS PWR WAS REDUCED DURING APCH TO MT PLEASANT. HOWEVER, HE EXPERIENCED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEMS DURING THE APCH WHICH WERE PROPORTIONAL TO CHANGES IN COLLECTIVE & THROTTLE APPLICATIONS. INITIALLY, HE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WIND. THE PLT INCREASED THROTTLE, COLLECTIVE, RTPEDAL & BEGAN A CLIMB. THEN AS A PRECAUTION, HE CUT THE THROTTLE TO STOP AN INCREASING VIBRATION & KEEP THE ENG FROM OVERREVVING. COLLECTIVE WAS REDUCED TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM, THEN WAS INCREASED ON DESCENT THRU 20 FT AGL, BUT THE ACFT LANDED HARD, COLLAPSING A SKID. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, IT HAD INSUFFICIENT PWR & MADE A 360 DEG ROTATION BEFORE IMPACT.TWO MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEPARATED AND WERE FOUND WITHIN PROXIMITY OF THE HELICOPTER WITH IMPACT DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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