# NTSB NYC67A0086: Brantly B-2, N5958X, Belfast, NY, November 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1966
- Place: Belfast, NY · BELFAST, NY
- Location: 42.3413° N, 78.1185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belfast, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3413&lon=-78.1185&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1040  66/11/25   BELFAST NY          BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 232
        TIME - 1030                    N5958X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5958X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5958X-2014-10-29), registration cancelled 2014-10-29, S/N 99, 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: 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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