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FAA accident report · Hynes B-2B · Cullman, AL · April 1, 2006

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Date
April 1, 2006 · 18:00 local
Place
Cullman, AL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2183U
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL06LA059
Reported as
Hynes B2B
Reported engine
Lycoming IVO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total84 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N2183URegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2017 · Brantly B-2BS/N 345 · Built 1963Airframe modelBrantly B-2BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted departed from his privately owned heliport located on his property adjacent to his residence privacy data omitted . The pilot privacy data omitted was flying his helicopter a brantly B-2B N2183U to Cullman county approximately 30 to 35 nautical miles to another privately owned heliport; where the next annual inspection was to be performed; at the residence and maintenance facility of a&p/ia privacy data omitted . Several eye witnesses reported seeing the helicopter flying on a south east heading approximately 100 to 200 feet in altitude approaching privacy data omitted residence and descending as if it was going to land; the helicopter leveled off at approximately 30 to 40 feet above the ground and collided with telephone cables running parallel to county road 222 e. the helicopter pitched down and crashed with the ground on a southerly heading near the hwy 222 guardrail rolling over on its right side. A post crash fire consumed the aircraft from the nose to the engine compartment. The pilot remains at the uab hospital burn and trauma intensive care. A statement from the pilot has not bee n possible yet.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM HIS PRIVATELY OWNED HELIPORT LOCATED ON HIS PROPERTY ADJACENT TO HIS RESIDENCE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS FLYING HIS HELICOPTER A BRANTLY B-2B N2183U TO CULLMAN COUNTY APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 NAUTICAL MILES TO ANOTHER PRIVATELY OWNED HELIPORT; WHERE THE NEXT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS TO BE PERFORMED; AT THE RESIDENCE AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY OF A&P/IA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . SEVERAL EYE WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE HELICOPTER FLYING ON A SOUTH EAST HEADING APPROXIMATELY 100 TO 200 FEET IN ALTITUDE APPROACHING ^PRIVACY DAT^ RESIDENCE AND DESCENDING AS IF IT WAS GOING TO LAND; THE HELICOPTER LEVELED OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND COLLIDED WITH TELEPHONE CABLES RUNNING PARALLEL TO COUNTY ROAD 222 E. THE HELICOPTER PITCHED DOWN AND CRASHED WITH THE GROUND ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING NEAR THE HWY 222 GUARDRAIL ROLLING OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. A POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE NOSE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE PILOT REMAINS AT THE UAB HOSPITAL BURN AND TRAUMA INTENSIVE CARE. A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT HAS NOT BEE N POSSIBLE YET.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL06LA059Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCullman, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain a visual look out while maneuvering resulting in an in-flight collision with wires and the ground. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in rotorcraft operations.Apr 2, 2006 · Destroyed

Other reports on N2183U · 2

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

Accident 19790813021879APower On Descent (Rotorcraft) · Wasilla, AKHelicopter landing off airport encountered downdraft and landed short on unsuitable terrain.Aug 13, 1979 · Substantial damageAccident 19770715029319ALow Level Operations · Ringwood, IL1/8 Inch pollen build-up on t/r blades. Pollen residue found on destroyed m/r blades.Jul 15, 1977 · Substantial damage