# Accident 19741030036179A: Hughes 269B, Waterloo, IA, October 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1974
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 42.5584° N, 92.4010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERLOO RGNL (ALO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5584&lon=-92.4010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9487F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9487F-2023-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,207 total, 53 in this make and model, 306 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741030036179A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING QUICK STOPS.

## 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 MKC75FCD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD22), Oct 30, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9487F), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9487F (2)

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

- [Incident 19871205080729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205080729I), Dec 5, 1987: Hughes 269B (N9487F), Hugo, MN, Minor damage. While accelerating to translational lift, engine quit. Landed on front part of skid. Had a tail rotor blade strike.
- [Accident 19840703029839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840703029839A), Jul 3, 1984: Hughes 269B (N9487F), Eden Praire, MN, Substantial damage. Student made a sudden pull back on the cylic causing a tail rotor and main rotor strikes. Helicopter rolled over.

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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