N5985X - 1961 Brantly B-2 Aircraft Registration

N5985X is a 1961 Brantly B-2, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Western North Carolina Air Museum in Hendersonville, NC. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 24, 1961. The registration certificate was issued on September 15, 2025. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2032. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N5985X is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A7BE3C (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N5985X was last updated on September 15, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

Brantly is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 55 Brantly aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the B-2 model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N5985X. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.