# Accident 19730812026769A: Hynes B2, Sterling Hts, MI, August 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1973
- Place: Sterling Hts, MI
- Airport: Berz-Macomb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.6639° N, 82.9654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Berz-Macomb Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6639&lon=-82.9654&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2111U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2111U-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2 (registry code 1440502, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HYNES B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,222 total, 70 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEC14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730812026769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAIL ROTOR HORIZ SHAFT BEARING.SHAFT SHEARED.T/D IN SIDEWARD FLT TO L.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74FEC14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC14), Aug 12, 1973: Brantly B2 (N2111U), Sterling Hts, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2111U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19931224047189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931224047189A), Dec 24, 1993: Hynes B2A (N2111U), Giddings, TX, Substantial damage. Rough engine at cruise used carb heat. Engine quit. Autorotated. Turned avoid wires downwind. Rs lost. Hard landing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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