# NTSB investigations: Hughes 269A: Hard landing

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA23LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA146.md): Hughes 269A · Titusville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 9, 2023 · N8911F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate main rotor RPM during an autorotation which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent rotor blade strike of the tail boom.
- [NTSB GAA19CA514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA514.md): Hughes 269A · Shamokin, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 25, 2019 · N653CH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare during an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was a loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no evidence of any…
- [NTSB CEN12LA648](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA648.md): Hughes 269A · Mc Cool Junction, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2012 · N37754 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot’s entry into the autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power as a result of the student pilot rapidly lowering the helicopter’s…
- [NTSB CEN10CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA280.md): Hughes 269A · Cannon Falls, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 1, 2010 · N8897F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain rotor speed during the autorotation, which resulted in an excessive sink rate and a hard landing.
- [NTSB CHI08CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA267.md): Hughes 269A · Bremen, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 23, 2008 · N2256W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient main rotor speed during the quick-stop maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the drainage ditch.
- [NTSB DFW08CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA114.md): Hughes 269A · Killeen, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 23, 2008 · N9064N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain main rotor RPM and a safe rate of descent during the autorotation. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('4470402')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '092' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence?model=4470402

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