# Accident 19810819052099A: Hynes B2B, New Cumberland, PA, August 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: New Cumberland, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2288° N, 76.8783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Cumberland, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2288&lon=-76.8783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2277U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2277U) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,225 total, 5 in this make and model, 263 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGT10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810819052099A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY ON CLIMBOUT FROM A LOW PASS OVER RIVER. HELICOPTER SETTLED INTO RIVER.

## 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 NYC81FGT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGT10), Aug 19, 1981: Brantly B-2B (N2277U), New Cumberland, PA, 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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