# NTSB Accident CHI97LA118
> **Hughes 269A** · 1997-04-27 · COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA118
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07694
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-27
- **Location:** COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.240524, -95.85044
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269A
- **Registration:** N1040S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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 hover autorotation.

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