# N5905X: Brantly B-2, registration cancelled 2013-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Brantly B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (registry code 1440502)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 41
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1986
- Certificate issued: March 3, 1989
- Last registry action: May 8, 1998
- Mode S code: A7A084
- Owner when cancelled: [Canion James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANION%20JAMES%20L)
- Location: [Carlsbad, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Carlsbad)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4207° N, 104.2288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, NM, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5905X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5905X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5905X-2013-07-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 FTW95FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA020), Oct 22, 1994: Brantly Helicopter B-2 (N5905X), Artesia, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO DRUGS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM A POWERLINE.
- [NTSB LAX75DUJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ45), Nov 2, 1974: Brantly B-2 (N5905X), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19941022035259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941022035259A), Oct 22, 1994: Hynes B2 (N5905X), Artesia, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Made low pass over a parking lot then pulled up and struck a power line. Helicopter disintegrated.
- [Accident 19741102038209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741102038209A), Nov 2, 1974: Hynes B2 (N5905X), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Confined area. T/r hit cactus bush.

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