Piston helicopter

N6796D

1960 Brantly B-2

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1960
Serial
5
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mat-Su Air Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Willow, AK
Registration record

N6796D on the FAA register

Type
1960 Brantly B-2
Serial
5
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Mat-Su Air Service Inc
Willow, AK
Certificate issued
2017-08-24
Airworthiness date
1959-09-09
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A90055
Mode S (octal)
52200125
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N6796D.
  • 1965-07-12
    Accident at Bessemer Ala, 01; damage: destroyed.
  • 1960
    Manufactured (1960).
  • 1959-09-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N6796D

N6796D is a 1960 Brantly B-2, serial number 5. The FAA register lists Mat-Su Air Service Inc as the registrant in Willow, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 24, 2017 and expires on August 31, 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 September 9, 1959.

N6796D has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-07-12 Accident · Bessemer Ala, 01 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0497
Reported aircraft: Brantly B2
Probable cause: R WASH SUCKED PARACHUTE INTO ROTOR

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.