# Accident 19840826043489A: Hynes B2, Michigan City, IN, August 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1984, 11:59 local time
- Place: Michigan City, IN
- Airport: Michigan City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7106° N, 86.8700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7106&lon=-86.8700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5983X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HYNES B2
- Reported engine: LYC VO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 529 total, 116 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840826043489A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. STRUCK A OBSTACLE DURING THE AUTOROTATION FORCED LANDING. GYROPLANE THEN ROLLED OVER.

## 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 CHI84LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA362), Aug 26, 1984: Brantly Helicopter B-2 (N5983X), Michigan City, IN, destroyed

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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