# NTSB MIA67A0053: Brantly B-2, N5904X, Prt Canaveral, FL, October 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1966
- Place: Prt Canaveral, FL · PRT CANAVERAL, FL
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67A0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1011  66/10/28   PRT CANAVERAL FLA   BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 0705                    N5904X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE KENNEDY HELO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5904X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5904X-1971-02-01), registration cancelled 1971-02-01, S/N 39 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (registry code 1440502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cape Kennedy Helo

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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