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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5905X

N5905X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Brantly B-2. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 19, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Brantly B-2 cancelled July 19, 2013

Serial number
41
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
March 3, 1989
Last FAA action
May 8, 1998
Last owner
Canion James L (Individual)
Carlsbad, NM
Airworthiness
Experimental · To show compliance with regulations

NTSB accident and incident record under N5905X

FTW95FA020Accident on October 22, 1994 at Artesia, NM: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Brantly Helicopter B-2 · serial 41

THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO DRUGS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM A POWERLINE.

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