# Accident 20050520013569A: Hynes B2B, Lakeview, MI, May 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lakeview, MI
- Airport: Lakeview Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4522° N, 85.2647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4522&lon=-85.2647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2274U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2274U-2012-08-13) (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: 14,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050520013569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 5/20/05, THE INSTRUCTOR IS GIVEN LESSON TO AN INDIVIDUAL, WHO HOLD PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE BUT A STUDENT PILOT FOR THE HELICOPTER TRAINING. WHILE DOING "S" TURN THE INSTRUCTOR HAD A STUDENT DO A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE, AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO AUTOROTATION AND FULL TOUCH DOWN ON A SOFT PLOWED FIELD WHERE THE LEFT SKID DUG IN THE SOFT GROUND CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI05CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA120), May 20, 2005: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N2274U), Lakeview, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student failed to maintain adequate rotor rpm during the practice autorotation and the instructor's delay in attempting remedial action. A factor associated with the accident was the soft…

## Other reports on N2274U (1)

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

- [Accident 20081117852299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081117852299A), Nov 17, 2008: Brantl B2B (N2274U), Camas, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The helicopter was being flown for the purpose of conducting an instructional flight. The owner/student had flown for approximately 15 minutes and made…

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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