# Accident 19930501013009A: Hynes B2B, Greencastle, IN, May 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1993, 14:57 local time
- Place: Greencastle, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6399° N, 86.8404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6399&lon=-86.8404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2257U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2257U) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 20 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930501013009A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING AND ROLLED OVER. FOUND SAND LIKE MATERIAL IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 CHI93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA156), May 1, 1993: Brantly-Hynes B2B (N2257U), Greencastle, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM BY PARTICULATE MATTER OF AN UNKNOWN ORIGIN.

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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