# Accident 19941022035259A: Hynes B2, Artesia, NM, October 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1994, 10:30 local time
- Place: Artesia, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8397° N, 104.4291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8397&lon=-104.4291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5905X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5905X-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2 (registry code 1440502, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HYNES B2
- Reported engine: LYC VO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941022035259A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS OVER A PARKING LOT THEN PULLED UP AND STRUCK A POWER LINE. HELICOPTER DISINTEGRATED.

## 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 FTW95FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA020), Oct 22, 1994: Brantly Helicopter B-2 (N5905X), Artesia, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO DRUGS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM A POWERLINE.

## Other reports on N5905X (1)

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

- [Accident 19741102038209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741102038209A), Nov 2, 1974: Hynes B2 (N5905X), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Confined area. T/r hit cactus bush.

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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