Piston helicopter

N2175U

1963 Brantly B-2B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1963
Serial
337
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Optimus Aircraft Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Middletown, DE
Registration record

N2175U on the FAA register

Type
1963 Brantly B-2B
Serial
337
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Optimus Aircraft Service Inc
Middletown, DE
Certificate issued
2025-06-11
Airworthiness date
1965-08-30
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1D69D
Mode S (octal)
50353235
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N2175U.
  • 1967-03-03
    Accident at Cedar Rapids,Iowa, 15; damage: substantial.
  • 1965-08-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1963
    Manufactured (1963).
Overview

About N2175U

N2175U is a 1963 Brantly B-2B, serial number 337. The FAA register lists Optimus Aircraft Service Inc as the registrant in Middletown, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 11, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

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 August 30, 1965.

N2175U has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-03-03 Accident · Cedar Rapids,Iowa, 15 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0260
Reported aircraft: Brantly B-2B

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.