# NTSB NYC70FFM07: Brantly B-2, N5921X, Spencer, MA, March 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1970
- Place: Spencer, MA · SPENCER, MA
- Location: 42.2486° N, 71.9931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2486&lon=-71.9931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FFM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FFM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1085  70/3/14    SPENCER,MASS        BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N5921X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARREN,MASS                 SPENCER,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        REMARKS- ROTOR DOWNWASH RAISED LOOSE SNOW DURG AIR TAXI AFT LDG ON SNOW COVERED FARM FIELD.PLT UN SEE TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5921X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5921X-2013-06-12), registration cancelled 2013-06-12, S/N 57 (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: 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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