# N5968X: Brantly B-2, registration cancelled 1992-09-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 29, 1992
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Brantly B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (registry code 1440502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 110
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 25, 1989
- Last registry action: December 22, 1989
- Mode S code: A7B737
- Owners when cancelled: [Tussel Jacob](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUSSEL%20JACOB), [Tussel Lillian](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUSSEL%20LILLIAN)
- Location: [Scotch Plains, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Scotch%20Plains)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6330° N, 74.3729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07076, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5968X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5968X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5968X-1992-09-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 NYC79FHM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM15), Apr 1, 1979: Brantly B2 (N5968X), Flanders, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1812](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1812), May 17, 1964: Brantly B2 (N5968X), Manville, NJ, 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 19790401012799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401012799A), Apr 1, 1979: Hynes B2 (N5968X), Flanders, NJ, Substantial damage. Attempted to air taxi helicopter over fence. Skid hit fence. Helicopter rolled over.

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