# NTSB MKC66A0051: Brantly B-2, N5932X, Bismark, ND, March 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1966
- Place: Bismark, ND · BISMARK, ND
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66A0051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0116   66/3/5  NR.BISMARK N DAK      BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1220                    N5932X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  49, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, 150
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BISMARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SNOW IN AIR INTAKE SYSTEM MELTED CAUSING CARBURETOR ICE.PILOT CHECKED MAGS IN AIR AFTER POWER LOSS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5932X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5932X-2011-01-06), registration cancelled 2011-01-06, S/N 70 (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: Bismark

## Other investigations on N5932X (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 MKC74FCG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCG32), Apr 25, 1974: Brantly B-2 (N5932X), Tarkio, MO, destroyed

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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