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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5901X

N5901X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Brantly B-2. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 3, 2020. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Brantly B-2 cancelled April 3, 2020

Serial number
36
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
December 1, 2016
Last FAA action
December 1, 2016
Last owner
Beating Air Into Submission LLC (LLC)
Wilmington, DE
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N5901X

CEN18LA313Accident on August 3, 2018 at Midland, MI: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Brantly B-2 · serial 36

The in-flight separation of the tail rotor blade due to fatigue, which resulted in the subsequent emergency landing and dynamic rollover.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site