# Accident 19830504019939A: Hynes B2, Milton Freewate, OR, May 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1983, 08:00 local time
- Place: Milton Freewate, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9005° N, 118.3402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9005&lon=-118.3402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5912X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5912X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2 (registry code 1440502, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HYNES B2
- Reported engine: LYC VO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FYM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FYM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830504019939A

## Narrative

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

UNLICENSED PILOT OVERSTRESSED THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES BY VIOLENT MANUEVERING. AFTER TAKEOFF. BLADE SEPARATED AT HUB.

## 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 SEA83FYM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FYM05), May 4, 1983: Brantly Helicopter B-2 (N5912X), Milton Freewtr., OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5912X (1)

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

- [Accident 19740529016139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740529016139A), May 29, 1974: Hynes B2 (N5912X), Atterbury, IL, 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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