Piston helicopter

N2173U

1963 Brantly B-2B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1963
Serial
335
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Carson City, NV
Registration record

N2173U on the FAA register

Type
1963 Brantly B-2B
Serial
335
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee
Carson City, NV
Certificate issued
2018-05-30
Airworthiness date
1963-09-30
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1D657
Mode S (octal)
50353127
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-05-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N2173U.
  • 1974-06-25
    Accident at Wheeling,Ill, 13; damage: substantial.
  • 1963-09-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N2173U

N2173U is a 1963 Brantly B-2B, serial number 335. The FAA register lists International Air Services Inc Trustee as the registrant in Carson City, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 30, 2018 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 30, 1963.

N2173U has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-06-25 Accident · Wheeling,Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1986
Reported aircraft: Brantly B2B

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.