# Accident 20070319004139A: Brantl B2, Vernon, TX, March 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2007, 10:30 local time
- Place: Vernon, TX
- Airport: Wilbarger Count Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2250° N, 99.2833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2250&lon=-99.2833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5931X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5931X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2 (registry code 1440502, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTL B2
- Reported engine: LYC VO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070319004139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON MARCH 19, 2007 AT 1030 CST, A BRANTLY B-2, N5931X OWNED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY WITH VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILING. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT THE CREW AND PASSENGER HAD NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL/ATP CERTIFICATE. THE PLEASURE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM VERNON AIRPORT (F05) AT 0930 CST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DFW07CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA086), Mar 19, 2007: Brantly Helicopter B2 (N5931X), Vernon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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