# Accident 19760608020279A: Hynes B2B, PA, June 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1976
- Place: PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Aircraft: N2255U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2255U-1984-04-17) (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: 850 total, 228 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760608020279A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC76FGM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM34), Jun 8, 1976: Brantly B-2B (N2255U), Greenburg, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2255U (1)

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

- [Accident 19820509014309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820509014309A), May 9, 1982: Hynes B2B (N2255U), Athens, WV, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed in woods area from unknown reasons.

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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