# Bratton C R RB-1

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056136J
- Manufacturer (registry): BRATTON C R
- Model: RB-1
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bratton-c-r-rb-1

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 ATL89DLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DLT05), Aug 9, 1989: Bratton RB-1 (N44516), Springfield, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AT A LOW ALTITUDE, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL; AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN…

## 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 19890809028229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890809028229A), Aug 9, 1989: Budd RB1 (N44516), Springfield, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Ran out of fuel while maneuvering at low altitude. Struck tree, powerline and ground. No fuel in powered glider.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Ray Bishop RB-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/ray-bishop-rb-1): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056019S
- [Becker RB-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/becker-rb-1): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05611C1
- [Bennett RB-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bennett-rb-1): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0562987
- [Romberger RB-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/romberger-rb-1): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0564437
- [Budd RB-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/budd-rb-1): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1610506

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