Piston helicopter

N5976X

1961 Brantly B-2

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1961
Serial
119
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Shady Shores, TX
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Registration record

N5976X on the FAA register

Type
1961 Brantly B-2
Serial
119
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Shady Shores, TX
Certificate issued
2008-06-19
Airworthiness date
1961-06-30
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A7BAA8
Mode S (octal)
51735250
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-06-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N5976X.
  • 1967-07-10
    Accident at Medford,Nj, 30; damage: substantial.
  • 1961-06-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N5976X

N5976X is a 1961 Brantly B-2, serial number 119. It is registered to an individual in Shady Shores, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 19, 2008 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated June 30, 1961.

N5976X has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-01-11 Accident · Albuquerque,Nm, 31 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1276
Reported aircraft: Cessna 210B — a different aircraft that carried the N5976X registration before this airframe.
1967-07-10 Accident · Medford,Nj, 30 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0259
Reported aircraft: Brantly B-2

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.