Brantly B-2 N5954X
3 November 1965 · Opa Locka, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 November 1965 at about 12:30 local time, a Brantly B-2 registered N5954X was involved in an accident during in flight near Opa Locka, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Opa Locka, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Opa Locka
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Brantly B-2
- Registration
- N5954X
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0947
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HOVERED DOWNWIND IN WINDS OF 25-30 KTS. PILOT-EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brantly B-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1965 | Brantly B-2 | Tampa Fla, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1965 | Brantly B-2 | Brighton Colo, Colorado, United States | Barita Heli | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1965 | Brantly B-2 | Bayville Li, New York, United States | Action Air Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1965 | Brantly B-2 | Griffin Ga, Georgia, United States | Rebel Rotors | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Nov 1965 | Brantly B-2 | Bigfork Mont, Montana, United States | Ridonlee Copte | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1965 | Brantly B-2 | Suitland Md, Maryland, United States | BOB WIN Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |