# Accident 20060929027849A: Hynes B2B, Carrizo Springs, TX, September 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2006, 23:36 local time
- Place: Carrizo Springs, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5169° N, 99.9283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5169&lon=-99.9283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888CF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2B (registry code 1440506, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IVO-360-A1A (registry code 41633, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ivo-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HYNES B2B
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060929027849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2006, APPROXIMATELY 2336 CST, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N888CF (A BRANTLY ROTORCRAFT, SERIAL NUMBER 457), AFTER DEPARTING CARRIZO SPRINGS (APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES WEST OF AIRPORT, APPROXIMATELY 500 AGL), EXPERIENCED A DROP IN FUEL PRESSURE AND THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT COMMENCED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A POWER LINE, AND THE ROTORCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. WEATHER VMC, NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.

## 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 DFW06CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA217), Sep 29, 2006: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N888CF), Carrizo Springs, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a malfunction of the electric fuel pump. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced 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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