# Accident 19790401012799A: Hynes B2, Flanders, NJ, April 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Flanders, NJ
- Airport: Flanders Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8432° N, 74.7107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flanders, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8432&lon=-74.7107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5968X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5968X-1992-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2 (registry code 1440502, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HYNES B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401012799A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TO AIR TAXI HELICOPTER OVER FENCE. SKID HIT FENCE. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 NYC79FHM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM15), Apr 1, 1979: Brantly B2 (N5968X), Flanders, NJ, 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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