2 Brantly Accidents

[Ron Spiker]

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** Report created 7/26/2005 Record 1 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 9023M Make/Model: B2B Description: B-2B BRANTLY
Date: 07/24/2005 Time: 1620

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: FORT PIERCE State: FL Country: US

DESCRIPTION
N9023M, A BRANTLY B2B ROTORCRAFT, ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED AND MADE A FORCED
LANDING IN BUSHES, FORT PIERCE, FL

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: 241653Z 07009KT 7SM SCT025 31/25 A3003

OTHER DATA

Departed: Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:

FAA FSDO: ORLANDO, FL (SO15) Entry date: 07/25/2005

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** Report created 7/26/2005 Record 2 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 9018Y Make/Model: B2B Description: BRANTLY B2B ROTORCRAFT
Date: 07/24/2005 Time: 1530

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: PLYMOUTH State: MA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
N9018Y, A BRANTLY B-2B ROTORCRAFT, WHILE HOVERING, FLIPPED ONTO ITS SIDE,
PLYMOUTH, MA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 2 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED

OTHER DATA

Departed: Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:

FAA FSDO: BOSTON, MA (NE01) Entry date: 07/25/2005

[Steve Chenoweth]

The NTSB Preliminary Reports are available for both of these accidents:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_i ... 1137&key=1

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_i ... 1111&key=1

Note that for the MA accident the tail rotor drive shaft, not the vertical shaft, fractured.

[Guest]

Rumor has it that the helicopter in Florida had no fuel on board.