Brantly B-2 N5953X
13 October 1978 · Santa Barbara, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 October 1978 at about 13:20 local time, a Brantly B-2 registered N5953X was involved in an accident during in flight near Santa Barbara, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Barbara
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Brantly B-2
- Registration
- N5953X
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3368
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Brantly B-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 1977 | Brantly B-2 | Tremont, Illinois, United States | N2131U Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 May 1977 | Brantly B-2 | Orrville, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 May 1980 | Brantly B-2 | Frederick, Oklahoma, United States | Mike Hines | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1975 | Brantly B-2 | Ionia, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1981 | Brantly B-2 | Kennett, Missouri, United States | HAL Av.inc | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1974 | Brantly B-2 | Atterbury, Illinois, United States | Alfred Baker | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |