NTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N1040S and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.
NTSB CHI02LA293Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCouncil Bluffs, IAThe premature fracture of the cyclic/mixture bracket resulting in the inability to conduct a landing flare.NTSB CHI97LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCouncil Bluffs, IAfailure of the student pilot to maintain directional control, inadequate supervision by the flight instructor (CFI), and subsequent failure of the pilot(s) to properly flare the helicopter during a hover autorotation.
FAA incident reports · 7
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N1040S and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.
Accident 20020924034889ACouncil Bluffs, IA(-23) The instructor Mr. Mark bainbridge was giving flight instruction to Mr. Ronald rife practicing touchdown autorotations at the Council Bluffs, IA airport, in preparation for the helicopter flight instructor practical test. This flight training period…Incident 20011101034959ISfl Autorotation · Council Bluffs, IA(-23) The instructor and student were practicing emergency procedures at the Council Bluffs, IA airport. The student initiated a take off from a hover. The instructor announced "simulated engine failure" and rolled the throttle to idle as the aircraft began…Incident 19991104031539ISfl Autorotation · Council Bluffs, IA(-23) Mr. Robinson was taking a private pilot practical examination in a Hughes 269A helicopter. While performing a simulated power failure at a hover he reduced the collective abruptly, resulting in a hard landing. The safety inspector conducting the…Accident 19970427006549ACouncil Bluffs, IAHelicopter practicing hover/auto rotation, powered back. Struck left front nose, blades hit ground cut tail boom.Incident 19951014037049IPwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Council Bluffs, IANarrative: Mr. Wilbert j. tovrea, certificate #482487931, was the pilot-in-command giving flight instruction to susan e. hatherill, a student pilot. He allowed Ms. Hatherill to execute recovery from a tail rotor malfunction. Mr. Tovrea initiated the loss of…Incident 19950216006689IAutorot Descent (Rotorcraft) · Council BluffsNarrative: during the performance of a straight-in auto-rotation with a power recovery by the student pilot, collective application was applied late as well as the leveling of the skids. The tail skid settled into the soft ground causing the tail rotor to…Accident 19830225005369APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Council Bluffs, IADamage indicates a hard landing on termination of a practice autorotation. Impact started craft to self destruct.
Service difficulty reports · 1
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