# Accident 20030505015059A: Hynes B2B, Lantana, FL, May 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2003
- Place: Lantana, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5883° N, 80.0800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5883&lon=-80.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2141U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2141U-2018-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2B (registry code 1440506, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HYNES B2B
- Reported engine: LYC IVO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 139 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030505015059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 5, 2003 BRANTLY HELICOPTER OPERATING UNDER FAR 91 CRASHED IN LANTANA FLORIDA. IT APPEARS AS IF THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO IMPROPER PROCEDURES AND LACK OF CONCERN FOR OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 MIA03LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA104), May 5, 2003: Brantly B-2B (N2141U), Lantana, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/owner's failure to maintain rotor rpm which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing factors were high gross weight and high density altitude.

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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