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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes TH55A · Council Bluffs, IA · February 25, 1983

Date: February 25, 1983 · 15:38 local
Place: Council Bluffs, IA
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1040S
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC83FA073
Reported as: Hughes TH55A
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360A1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total100 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N1040SRegistration cancelled Jan 16, 2003 · Hughes 269AS/N 56-0534 · Built 1966 Airframe modelHughes 269A Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Damage indicates a hard landing on termination of a practice autorotation. Impact started craft to self destruct.

As the FAA filed it

DAMAGE INDICATES A HARD LANDING ON TERMINATION OF A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. IMPACT STARTED CRAFT TO SELF DESTRUCT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MKC83FA073Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportCouncil Bluffs, IAThe student, who was a rated helicopter plt, and a helicopter instructor (CFI) were on a dual instructional flt. After takeoff, the aircrew remained in a right traffic pattern for rwy 13 , intending for the student to make a 180 deg autorotation to a parallel…Feb 25, 1983 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1040S · 6

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

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…Sep 24, 2002 · Substantial damage 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…Nov 1, 2001 · Minor damage 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…Nov 4, 1999 · Minor damage Accident 19970427006549ACouncil Bluffs, IAHelicopter practicing hover/auto rotation, powered back. Struck left front nose, blades hit ground cut tail boom.Apr 27, 1997 · Substantial damage 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…Oct 14, 1995 · Minor damage 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…Feb 16, 1995 · Minor damage