# Accident 19800510012859A: Hynes B2B, Valdosta, GA, May 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1980, 09:00 local time
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8327° N, 83.2785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdosta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8327&lon=-83.2785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2252U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2252U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2B (registry code 1440506, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (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 B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,200 total, 122 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FLA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800510012859A

## Narrative

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

ROTOR RPM DELAYED DURING PRACTICE QUICK STOP & HOVER. RESULTING IMPACT WITH GROUND DAMAGED CHOPPER.

## 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 ATL80FLA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLA03), May 10, 1980: Brantley B-2B (N2252U), Valdosta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2252U (1)

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

- [Accident 20090114000429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090114000429A), Jan 14, 2009: Hynes B2B (N2252U), Cement, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was landing during a test flight off of rented property approximately 2 minutes duration. One skid touched and the pilot over reacted with the…

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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