ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238619
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| Date: | Friday 24 July 2020 |
| Time: | 13:16 |
| Type: |  Brantly B-2B |
| Owner/operator: | Drake Air LLC |
| Registration: | N383ES |
| MSN: | 344 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IVO-360-A1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mooresville, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Monrovia Airport, IN (KPVT) |
| Monrovia Airport, IN (KPVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On July 24, 2020, about 1316 eastern daylight time, a Brantly B2B helicopter, N383ES, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Monrovia, Indiana. The pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 maintenance test flight.
The pilot was performing an annual inspection and maintenance flight for the helicopter at the time of the accident. After the pilot completed three or four short flights prior to attempting an additional flight. During this flight, the helicopter was exiting translational lift when it dipped and turned right abruptly and hit the ground. Postaccident examination of the helicopter confirmed flight control continuity. Additional examinations of the engine were limited due to damage incurred from impact damage and postimpact fire. The reasons for any loss of control and/or engine failure could not be determined.
There was no available evidence that a medical factor contributed to the crash.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of control after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/pilot-dies-in-morgan-county-helicopter-crash/531-29a42ffc-6f69-4231-bfef-42ce9fdd976b
https://www.hoosiertimes.com/reporter_times/mdt/crews-respond-to-helicopter-crash/article_b71c66cc-cddf-11ea-be38-4b4e0c628c4b.html
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/pilot-dies-in-morgan-county-helicopter-crash/531-29a42ffc-6f69-4231-bfef-42ce9fdd976b
FAA
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N383ES
https://media.sandhills.com/n383es-1964-brantly-b-2b/img.axd?id=1000588215&wid=6072144879&rwl=False&p=&ext=&w=0&h=0&t=&lp=&c=True&wt=False&sz=Max&rt=0&checksum=QAbbIzkP8pdQWnOtDT%2fOAmFADljYg5A1xvEmMGlKrPc%3d (photo)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brantly_B-2
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2020 14:33 | Geno | Added |
| 25-Jul-2020 16:09 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 25-Jul-2020 16:10 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
| 25-Jul-2020 16:10 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Jul-2020 21:38 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2020 01:54 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2020 04:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2020 06:53 | harro | Updated [Date] |
| 27-Jul-2020 15:22 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2022 00:18 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
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