# Accident 19741026038969A: Hynes B2B, Sharon, PA, October 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1974
- Place: Sharon, PA
- Airport: Sharon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 41.2340° N, 80.4998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sharon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2340&lon=-80.4998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2280U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280U-1989-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2B (registry code 1440506, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HYNES B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 5 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741026038969A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 15K.

## 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 NYC75FGM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM15), Oct 26, 1974: Brantly B-2B (N2280U), Sharon, PA, substantial damage

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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