# Accident 19941001032349A: Hynes B2, Houston, TX, October 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1994, 18:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5996X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5996X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2 (registry code 1440502, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (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 B2
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941001032349A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SURGE AND POWER LOSS. ELECTED AUTOROTATION. SKID CAUGHT IN VEGETATION ROLL ON LANDING. ROLLED. ENGINE NORMAL

## 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 FTW95LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA007), Oct 1, 1994: Brantly Helicopter B-2 (N5996X), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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