# NTSB MKC72FCD10: Brantly B-2, N5988X, Whiting, IA, July 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1971
- Place: Whiting, IA · WHITING, IA
- Location: 42.1272° N, 96.1507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whiting, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1272&lon=-96.1507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCD10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3781  71/7/17    WHITING,IOWA        BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4300
        TIME - 0945                    N5988X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NELDEBER FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITING,IOWA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- NON-OCCUPANT,ANOTHER HELICOPTER PLT,INADVERTENTLY STOOD UP INTO M/R.DEMONSTRATING POLLINATION.
```

## 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: No damage
- Airport: Neldeber Farm

## 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 MKC68A0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0026), Sep 28, 1967: Brantly B-2 (N5988X), Merriman, NE, substantial 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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