# NTSB UNK65X1205: Brantly B2, N5917X, Peck, ID, December 31, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1964
- Place: Peck, ID · PECK, ID
- Location: 46.4747° N, 116.4262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peck, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4747&lon=-116.4262&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 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1205
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1205

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0951  64/12/31 NR.PECK ID            BRANTLY B2          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4000
        TIME - 1430                    N5917X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
          PILOT-LOSS OF GROUND REFERENCE DURING LANDING.
        REMARKS- ROTOR BLAST STIRRED UP POWDERY SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5917X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5917X-1977-07-12), registration cancelled 1977-07-12, S/N 53 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B2
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (registry code 1440502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5917X (1)

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 DEN70FXT07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FXT07), Mar 26, 1970: Brantly B-2 (N5917X), Murray, UT, 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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