# Accident 19840908047559A: Hynes B2B, Alvin, TX, September 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1984, 15:00 local time
- Place: Alvin, TX
- Airport: Air Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4309° N, 95.2407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4309&lon=-95.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2161U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2161U-2014-09-16) (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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA381) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840908047559A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LANDING APPROACH. PILOT ALLOWED ROTOR RPM DECAY AND CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY FLIPPED 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 FTW84LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA381), Sep 8, 1984: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N2161U), Alvin, TX, 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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