# Accident 20050724020509A: Hynes B2B, Ft Pierce, FL, July 24, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2005, 11:59 local time
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4833° N, 80.3667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4833&lon=-80.3667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9023M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9023M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2B (registry code 1440506, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HYNES B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050724020509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT SAID THAT WHILE CRUISING AT 1000' HE FELT A "DE-TORQUE" OR THE FEELING OF A SPARK PLUG MISFIRING. THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND HE LANDED IN THE WOODED AREA EAST OF U.S. HWY 1. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE TEMPERATURE 95 DEGREES.

## 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 MIA05LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA136), Jul 24, 2005: Brantly Helicopter B2B (N9023M), Ft. Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and failure to refuel the helicopter prior to takeoff which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power during the landing.

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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