What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 21, 2004, at 1045 central daylight time, a brantly B-2B helicopter, N9030Z, owned by brantly international incorporated, crashed. The helicopter was operated by kevin Hynes who was providing flight instruction to a commercial pilot samuel corman over a field near holiday, Texas. While the commercial pilot corman was performing normal climbs and descents, the airframe began to vibrate and started a yawing motion. At that point the instructor, Hynes took control and initiated power reduction and started a descent. During the descent the yaw control felt sluggish and the helicopter was making a slow uncontrolled right turn and made contact with small trees as it impacted the ground and rolled over on its left side. This was a title 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight, visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The helicopter received substantial damage, the instructor Hynes was not injured but corman the commercial pilot received a minor cut on the arm. The instructor pilot mr. Hynes holds an airline transport certificate number 262296396. The flight originated at the Kickapoo Downtown airpark Wichita Falls, Texas, on April 21, 2004 at 1005.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 21, 2004, AT 1045 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BRANTLY B-2B HELICOPTER, N9030Z, OWNED BY BRANTLY INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED, CRASHED. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED BY KEVIN HYNES WHO WAS PROVIDING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO A COMMERCIAL PILOT SAMUEL CORMAN OVER A FIELD NEAR HOLIDAY, TEXAS. WHILE THE COMMERCIAL PILOT CORMAN WAS PERFORMING NORMAL CLIMBS AND DESCENTS, THE AIRFRAME BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND STARTED A YAWING MOTION. AT THAT POINT THE INSTRUCTOR, HYNES TOOK CONTROL AND INITIATED POWER REDUCTION AND STARTED A DESCENT. DURING THE DESCENT THE YAW CONTROL FELT SLUGGISH AND THE HELICOPTER WAS MAKING A SLOW UNCONTROLLED RIGHT TURN AND MADE CONTACT WITH SMALL TREES AS IT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THIS WAS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE INSTRUCTOR HYNES WAS NOT INJURED BUT CORMAN THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR CUT ON THE ARM. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT MR. HYNES HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 262296396. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE KICKAPOO DOWNTOWN AIRPARK WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, ON APRIL 21, 2004 AT 1005.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.