# N5948X: 1961 Brantly B-2, registration cancelled 2017-09-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 28, 2017
- 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: 87
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 23, 1961
- Certificate issued: April 3, 2000
- Last registry action: February 14, 2011
- Mode S code: A7AFC9
- Owner when cancelled: [Digital Video World Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIGITAL%20VIDEO%20WORLD%20INC)
- Location: [Liberty, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Liberty)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8851° N, 79.5675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27298, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5948X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5948X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5948X-2017-09-28

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 NYC69F0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0076), Jul 6, 1968: Brantly B-2B (N5948X), Monroeville, PA, substantial damage

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