Brantly B-2 N511R

Summary

On 18 February 1985 at about 15:00 local time, a Brantly B-2 registered N511R was involved in an accident near Huntingburg, Indiana, 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.

Date

18 February 1985 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Huntingburg, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Huntingburg Muni (03C)

Coordinates

38.2906, -86.9491

Aircraft

Brantly B-2

Registration

N511R

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85LA110

Nobody was injured.

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 ACFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND MADE A HARD AUTOROTATIVE LNDG DURING A TRAINING FLT. INVESTIGATION OF THE ENG REVEALED MISTIMING OF THE LEFT MAG. THE ENG DURING TESTS ALSO RAN HOT UNTIL THE ADDITION OF A COOLING SHROUD. THE OTHER SIGNIFICANT FINDING IN THE ENG WAS THE OUT OF PROPER CLEARENCE SETTING OF THE #1 INTAKE VALUE. THE CYLINDERS HAD LESS THAN 2 HRS RUNNING TIME SINCE INSTALLATION SO THEY WERE NOT YET'SEATED IN'. THE PISTON PINS AND CAPS WERE WORN AND APPARENTLY NOT REPLACED DURING THE NEW CYLINDER INSTALATION. ;

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.