- Date
- November 2, 1974
- Place
- Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5905XBrantly B-2
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741102038209A
- Case key
- 142514
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3513 74/11/2 NR.MESA,ARIZ BRANTLY B-2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N5905X PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 30, 2755 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 30 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MESA,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- CONFINED AREA. T/R HIT CACTUS BUSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5905X
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5905XRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2013 · Brantly B-2Airframe modelBrantly B-2Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5905X · 1
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