# NTSB SEA73DY103: Brantly B-2, N5955X, Roseburg, OR, August 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1972
- Place: Roseburg, OR · ROSEBURG, OR
- Location: 43.2236° N, 123.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roseburg, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2236&lon=-123.3520&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 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DY103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DY103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3172  72/8/23    ROSEBURG,OREG       BRANTLY B-2         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2622
        TIME - 0645                    N5955X              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  ROSEBURG MUNICIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSEBURG,OREG               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- DURG LDG FROM A HOVER STUDENT SUDDENLY MOVED CYCLIC CTL FULL REAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5955X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5955X-2019-11-29), registration cancelled 2019-11-29, S/N 96 (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
- Airport:  Roseburg Municip

## Other investigations on N5955X (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 ANC17CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17CA044), Jun 25, 2017: Brantly B2 (N5955X), St. Michael, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate supervision of the refueling process, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to water contamination in the helicopter’s fuel system from the fuel drum and subsequent…
- [NTSB SEA83LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA153), Apr 16, 1983: Brantly Helicopter B2 (N5955X), Rogue River, OR, 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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