19800723027569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Council Bluffs, IA · July 23, 1980

Date
July 23, 1980 · 20:20 local
Place
Council Bluffs, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8644F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80FCD21
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,680 total280 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Portable landing pad shifted as helicopter touched down. Ground resonance & self distruct occurred.

As the FAA filed it

PORTABLE LANDING PAD SHIFTED AS HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN. GROUND RESONANCE & SELF DISTRUCT OCCURRED.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8644F · 1

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