# NTSB MKC82FCA07: Brantly B-2, N5990X, Kennett, MO, December 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1981
- Place: Kennett, MO · KENNETT, MO
- Location: 36.2399° N, 90.0470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennett, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2399&lon=-90.0470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FCA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2233  81/12/25   KENNETT,MO          BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1110
        TIME - 1230                    N5990X              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENNETT MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HORNERSVILLE,MO             KENNETT,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- L SKID SETTLED INTO SOFT SANDY SOIL ON SOD RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5990X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5990X-2014-10-29), registration cancelled 2014-10-29, S/N 134, built 1961 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Kennett Memorial

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811225082699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811225082699A), Dec 25, 1981: Hynes B2, Kennett, MO, Substantial damage. Skid dug into soft ground during running landing flipping helicopter inverted.

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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