# Accident 19950419008699A: Hynes B2B, Winfield, KS, April 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: Winfield, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2595° N, 96.9603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2595&lon=-96.9603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2198U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2198U-2018-12-15) (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: 1,700 total, 122 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950419008699A

## Narrative

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

POWER CLUTCH FAILED. AUTO ROTATED. ROLLED OVER LANDING. INSPECTION SHOWED WORN TANGS DUE LACK GREASE DURING SERVICE

## 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 CHI95LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA130), Apr 19, 1995: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N2198U), Winfield, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total failure of the rotor drive system clutch assembly due to excessive wear of the clutch assembly. A factor in this accident was the soft ground in the emergency landing area.

## Other reports on N2198U (1)

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

- [Accident 20170418003339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170418003339A), Apr 18, 2017: Brantly B-2B (N2198U), Earl Park, IN, Destroyed. On April 18, 2017 at about 1020 eastern daylight time, a Brantly B2-B helicopter, N2198U sustained substantial damage when it impacted a field and rolled on…

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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