FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Council Bluffs, IA · August 31, 1997
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Helicopter was on approach to runway, when it spiraled to ground short of runway.
HELICOPTER WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY, WHEN IT SPIRALED TO GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY.
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.