# Accident 19760427008239A: Hynes B2, Marshalltown, IA, April 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1976
- Place: Marshalltown, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.0343° N, 92.9063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshalltown, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0343&lon=-92.9063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5987X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5987X-1977-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2 (registry code 1440502, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HYNES B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 32 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760427008239A

## Narrative

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

PAX ACCIDENTALLY TURNED IGN OFF WITH FOOT,ALSO RESTRICTED CYCLIC CTL WITH LEG DRG EMERG LDG.

## 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 MKC76FCD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD40), Apr 27, 1976: Brantley B-2B (N5987X), Marshalltown, IA, destroyed

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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