# NTSB MKC68A0026: Brantly B-2, N5988X, Merriman, NE, September 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1967
- Place: Merriman, NE · MERRIMAN, NE
- Location: 42.9230° N, 101.6997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merriman, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9230&lon=-101.6997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1113  67/9/28  NR.MERRIMAN,NEBR      BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N5988X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 53, 3488 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            413 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5988X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5988X-2013-04-24), registration cancelled 2013-04-24, S/N 132, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (registry code 1440502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5988X (2)

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 MKC76DER12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER12), Jul 25, 1975: Brantley B-2 (N5988X), Mankato, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72FCD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCD10), Jul 17, 1971: Brantly B-2 (N5988X), Whiting, IA, no damage

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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