Piston helicopter

N2291U

1966 Brantly B-2B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1966
Serial
462
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N2291U on the FAA register

Type
1966 Brantly B-2B
Serial
462
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2022-07-11
Airworthiness date
1966-09-08
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A204FE
Mode S (octal)
50402376
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N2291U.
  • 1998-11-23
    Accident at Salem, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 1966-09-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N2291U

N2291U is a 1966 Brantly B-2B, serial number 462. It is registered to an individual in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 11, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

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 8, 1966.

N2291U has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-11-23 Accident · Salem, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI99LA033
Reported aircraft: Brantly Helicopter B2B
Probable cause: The simulated emergency procedure by the pilot-in-command. Additional causes were the directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot-in-command and the inadequate supervision by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector. A contributing factor was the FAA Inspector's lack of familiarity with the aircraft.

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.