# NTSB MKC67A0045: Brantly B-2, N5940X, Waverly, NE, January 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1967
- Place: Waverly, NE · WAVERLY, NE
- Location: 40.9120° N, 96.5333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waverly, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9120&lon=-96.5333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0031  67/1/29    WAVERLY NEBR        BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 689
        TIME - 1130                    N5940X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT WAS SPOTTING COYOTES FOR GROUND PARTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5940X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5940X-1971-10-07), registration cancelled 1971-10-07, S/N 78 (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: Destroyed

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