# Accident 19811018067859A: Hynes B2B, Broadus, MT, October 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Broadus, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4431° N, 105.4083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broadus, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4431&lon=-105.4083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2271U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2271U) (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: 433 total, 431 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811018067859A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER HERDING HORSES AND SKID CAUGHT SAGE BRUSH WHICH PULLED AIRCRAFT INTO GROUND, CAUSING CRASH.

## 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 DEN81FTA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA03), Oct 18, 1981: Brantly B-2B (N2271U), Broadus, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2271U (1)

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

- [Accident 19761231040909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761231040909A), Dec 31, 1976: Hynes B2B (N2271U), Fayetteville, TN, 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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