# NTSB Accident CHI02LA293
> **Hughes 269A** · 2002-09-24 · Council Bluffs, IA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02LA293
- **Event ID:** 20020930X05245
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-09-24
- **Location:** Council Bluffs, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.259445, -95.760002
## 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

The premature fracture of the cyclic/mixture bracket resulting in the inability to conduct a landing flare.

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