# Accident 19810610031949A: Hynes B2B, Chesterton, IN, June 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Chesterton, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5998° N, 87.0550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5998&lon=-87.0550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2276U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2276U-2012-10-16) (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: 9,167 total, 161 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810610031949A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR BLADE FAILURE FROM FATIGUE CRACKING. SEPERATED BLADE STRUCK MAIN ROTOR BLADE. HELICOPTER SPUN IN.

## 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 CHI81FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA064), Jun 10, 1981: Brantley B2B (N2276U), Chesterton, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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