# Accident 19970427006549A: Hughes 269A, Council Bluffs, IA, April 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1997
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 41.2405° N, 95.8504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2405&lon=-95.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1040S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1040S-2003-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970427006549A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER PRACTICING HOVER/AUTO ROTATION, POWERED BACK. STRUCK LEFT FRONT NOSE, BLADES HIT GROUND CUT TAIL BOOM.

## 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 CHI97LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA118), Apr 27, 1997: Hughes 269A (N1040S), Council Bluffs, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure 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…

## Other reports on N1040S (6)

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

- [Accident 20020924034889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020924034889A), Sep 24, 2002: Hughes 269A (N1040S), Council Bluffs, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) The instructor Mr. Mark bainbridge was giving flight instruction to Mr. Ronald rife practicing touchdown autorotations at the Council Bluffs, IA airport,…
- [Incident 20011101034959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011101034959I), Nov 1, 2001: Hughes 269A (N1040S), Council Bluffs, IA, Minor damage. (-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…
- [Incident 19991104031539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991104031539I), Nov 4, 1999: Hughes 269A (N1040S), Council Bluffs, IA, Minor damage. (-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…
- [Incident 19951014037049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951014037049I), Oct 14, 1995: Hughes 269A (N1040S), Council Bluffs, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Wilbert j. tovrea, certificate #482487931, was the pilot-in-command giving flight instruction to susan e. hatherill, a student pilot. He allowed…
- [Incident 19950216006689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950216006689I), Feb 16, 1995: Hughes 269A (N1040S), Council Bluffs, Minor damage. Narrative: 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…
- [Accident 19830225005369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830225005369A), Feb 25, 1983: Hughes TH55A (N1040S), Council Bluffs, IA, Substantial damage. Damage indicates a hard landing on termination of a practice autorotation. Impact started craft to self destruct.

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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