# N44DS: 1960 Brantly B-2, registration cancelled 2013-04-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Brantly B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (registry code 1440502)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 25, 1960
- Certificate issued: October 2, 1995
- Last registry action: October 28, 1998
- Mode S code: A548A0
- Owner when cancelled: [Letteer Lylee Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LETTEER%20LYLEE%20JR)
- Location: [Oakwood, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Oakwood)
- Physical address: [Gainsville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Gainsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2387° N, 83.8970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30566, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44DS-2013-04-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Brantly B-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 CHI77FEE77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE77), Sep 11, 1976: Brantly B2B (N44DS), Waukegan, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19760911038979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760911038979A), Sep 11, 1976: Hynes B2 (N44DS), Waukegan, IL, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N44DS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44DS): Eurocopter EC 155B, S/N 6615, built 2003

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