# Accident 19880825035249A: Hynes B2B, Sallisaw, OK, August 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1988, 12:10 local time
- Place: Sallisaw, OK
- Airport: Sallisaw Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4603° N, 94.8005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4603&lon=-94.8005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2264U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2264U) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IVO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,740 total, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880825035249A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL DURING 3 FOOT HOVER. SPUN AROUND, HIT GROUND AND ROLLED OVER. DRIVESHAFT COUPLING FAILED.

## 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 FTW88LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA152), Aug 25, 1988: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N2264U), Sallisaw, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2264U (1)

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

- [Accident 19750520016869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750520016869A), May 20, 1975: Hynes B2B (N2264U), Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.