Incident report
Brantly B-2B crash near Earl Park, Indiana, United States
unknown2017-04-18
Summary
The pilot’s failure to recognize that he was operating in the weathercock stability flight regime of loss of tail rotor effectiveness, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the execution of a right pedal turn.
Incident details
Date
2017-04-18
Location
Earl Park, Indiana, United States
Aircraft
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Mechanical failure
Phase of flight
takeoff
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗40.4208, -87.2525
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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