# NTSB investigations: Hughes 269A, IA

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 CEN12LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA247.md): Hughes 269A · Grinnell, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 2012 · N69HJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper liftoff technique, which resulted in ground resonance, and the pilot's delayed recognition of the ground resonance.
- [NTSB CHI02LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA293.md): Hughes 269A · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2002 · N1040S · Substantial damage
  > The premature fracture of the cyclic/mixture bracket resulting in the inability to conduct a landing flare.
- [NTSB CHI97LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA277.md): Hughes 269A · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1997 · N7058T · Destroyed
  > inadequate supervision by the designated examiner by failing to ensure a timely autorotation recovery was initiated. A related factor was: the student pilot allowed the rotor rpm to diminish after the examiner simulated a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CHI97GA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97GA166.md): Hughes 269A-1 · Cedar Rapids, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 12, 1997 · N1020U · Destroyed
  > loss of engine power due to undetermined reason(s). Related factors included the obstructions (building, utility pole, and transmission wires); and the lack of a functional windsock, due to inadequate facility maintenance by the operator.
- [NTSB CHI97LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA118.md): Hughes 269A · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1997 · N1040S · Substantial damage
  > 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.
- [NTSB CHI96TA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96TA306.md): Hughes 269A · Cedar Rapids, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 19, 1996 · N7052A · Substantial damage
  > partial blocking of the fuel injection control, and a fracture of the induction air ducting for reasons undetermined. A factor was trees.
- [NTSB MKC75FCD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD29.md): Hughes 269A · Bettendorf, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 30, 1974 · N8823F · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC72DCD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCD24.md): Hughes 269A · Nevada, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 13, 1971 · N8892F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69D0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0054.md): Hughes 269A · Onawa, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 25, 1968 · N8841F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68A0022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0022.md): Hughes 269A · Silver City, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 8, 1967 · N8841F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66A0063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0063.md): Hughes 269A · Walnut, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 29, 1966 · N8842F · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X3091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3091.md): Hughes 269A · Audubon, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1964 · N8841F · 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" = 'IA' 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=IA

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