# Accident 19800723027569A: Hughes 269C, Council Bluffs, IA, July 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1980, 20:20 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2619° N, 95.8608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Council Bluffs, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2619&lon=-95.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8644F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8644F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,680 total, 280 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723027569A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC80FCD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD21), Jul 23, 1980: Hughes 269C (N8644F), Council Bluffs, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8644F (1)

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

- [Incident 19811123087709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811123087709I), Nov 23, 1981: Hughes 269C (N8644F), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Za engine lost power due to fuel line clogged by piece of electrical tape. Landed in field. M or d submitted.

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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