# NTSB CHI65A0074: Brantly B2, N5933X, Franklin, IN, February 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1965
- Place: Franklin, IN · FRANKLIN, IN
- Location: 39.4956° N, 86.0502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4956&lon=-86.0502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65A0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65A0074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0061  65/2/14    FRANKLIN IND        BRANTLY B2          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N5933X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5933X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5933X-1970-06-25), registration cancelled 1970-06-25, S/N 71 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B2
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (registry code 1440502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Franklin

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.

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