# Accident 19820509014309A: Hynes B2B, Athens, WV, May 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1982, 09:55 local time
- Place: Athens, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4207° N, 81.0125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4207&lon=-81.0125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2255U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2255U-1984-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2B (registry code 1440506, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HYNES B2B
- Reported engine: LYC IVO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FIJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FIJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820509014309A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED IN WOODS AREA FROM UNKNOWN REASONS.

## 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 ATL82FIJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FIJ01), May 9, 1982: Brantley B-2B (N2255U), Athens, WV, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N2255U (1)

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

- [Accident 19760608020279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760608020279A), Jun 8, 1976: Hynes B2B (N2255U), 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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