# NTSB investigations: Hughes 269A, FL

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 ERA22LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA180.md): Hughes 269A · Fort White, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 2, 2022 · N7057L · Substantial damage
  > The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to fly a visual flight rules only helicopter in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB GAA18CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA159.md): Hughes 269 · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 10, 2018 · N9020M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain rotor rpm during a practice autorotation, which resulted in ground contact and a dynamic rollover.
- [NTSB ATL97LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA067.md): Hughes 269A · Lake Wales, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1997 · N37754 · Substantial damage
  > loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s); and the flight instructor's improper flare and improper use of the flight controls, while flaring for an autorotative landing.
- [NTSB MIA97LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA084.md): Hughes 269A · Homosassa, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1997 · N9061R · Substantial damage
  > the unqualified person's poor judgment, by taking the helicopter without the owner's permission and attempting an unauthorized flight at night; and his failure (or inability) to maintain control the helicopter. Darkness was a related factor.
- [NTSB MIA96LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA209.md): Hughes 269A · Cottondale, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1996 · N8784F · Substantial damage
  > improper assembly of the main rotor blade dampners by a mechanic which resulted in the helicopter being damaged by ground resonance.
- [NTSB MIA93LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA061.md): Hughes 269A · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 4, 1993 · N711CH · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot-in-command to monitor fuel quantity due to inattentiveness. Contributing to the accident was the improper use of the collective flight control during the soft field autorotation.
- [NTSB MIA89LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA231.md): Hughes 269A · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1989 · N9014N · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate visual look-out by the pilot and his failure to maintain control of the helicopter, while maneuvering to avoid obstructions. The transmission lines were considered to be factors.
- [NTSB MIA89LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA056.md): Hughes 269A · Crystal River, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 1988 · N1025J · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that he was giving a friend a ride in the acft when he inadvertantly struck powerlines and crashed in shallow water.
- [NTSB MIA89IA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA030.md): Hughes 269A · Daytona Beach, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 1988 · N37632 · No damage
  > During normal cruise flt, the main rotor drive system failed for undetermined reason(s). Grass was ignited by exhaust gasses after touchdown, resulting in fire, destroying the helicopter. Examination of eng compartment revealed no evidence of catastrophic…
- [NTSB MIA88LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA124.md): Hughes 269A · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1988 · N8755F · Destroyed
  > Student pilot lost control of helicopter during aerial taxi. The helicopter made ground contact and entered into ground resonance. When the instructor attempted to regain control of the helicopter he found the student frozen on the controls preventing him…
- [NTSB MIA87LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA089.md): Hughes 269A · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1987 · N90270 · Substantial damage
  > The instructor plt was demonstrating a hovering autorotation landing with forward movement, when, after the throttle was closed, the helicopter hung in the air. Forward cyclic was then applied when he realized that the rotor RPM began to deteriorate. The…
- [NTSB MIA86LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA016.md): Hughes 269A · Marco Island, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 1985 · N9017E · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that while on a photographic flt the eng lost pwr & he autorotated the acft into the water. After the acft was recovered & returned to it's home base, the fuel system was drained & purged of all fluids, the magnetos were cleaned, reinstalled &…
- [NTSB MIA83LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA087.md): Hughes 269A · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1983 · N9020M · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter contacted the ground with a skid during a hover and ended up in a dynamic roll over. This was a dual instructional flt and the student was at the controls in a hover at the runways end awaiting twr instructions when the right skid became stuck…
- [NTSB MIA79FKT90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT90.md): Hughes 269A · Tamiami, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 30, 1979 · N8797F · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA78FLD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD43.md): Hughes 269A · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 10, 1978 · N8798F · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA69D0466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0466.md): Hughes 269A · Eustis, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 20, 1969 · N8803F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68A0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0081.md): Hughes 269A · Lake Wales, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 28, 1968 · N8714F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0036.md): Hughes 269A · Merritt Isle, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 29, 1965 · N8896F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0022.md): Hughes 269A · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 19, 1965 · N8735F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA65A0087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0087.md): Hughes 269A · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Feb 27, 1965 · N8738F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0505.md): Hughes 269A · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 9, 1964 · N8735F · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'FL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('4470402'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=4470402&state=FL

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