# N5901X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 3, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5901X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5901X

## Aircraft that carried N5901X

- [Cancelled 2020-04-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5901X-2020-04-03): Brantly B-2, S/N 36. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Beating Air Into Submission LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEATING%20AIR%20INTO%20SUBMISSION%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N5901X (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN18LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA313), Aug 3, 2018: Brantly B-2 (N5901X), Midland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the tail rotor blade due to fatigue, which resulted in the subsequent emergency landing and dynamic rollover.
- [NTSB SEA65A0065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65A0065), May 31, 1965: Brantly B-2 (N5901X), Martha Lake, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5901X (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20180803014899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180803014899A), Aug 3, 2018: Brantly B-2 (N5901X), Midland, MI, Substantial damage. On August 3, 2018 at 4:05 pm eastern daylight time, a Brantly B2A helicopter, N5901X, registered to and operated by an airline transport pilot received…

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