# NTSB investigations: Hughes 269A, NE

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 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 DFW08CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA120.md): Hughes 269A · Lincoln, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 27, 2008 · N1020Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly execute a steep approach, which resulted in a tail strike and a loss of control.
- [NTSB CHI06CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA029.md): Hughes 269A · Omaha, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 5, 2005 · N1020Q · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason and the pilot's improper execution of the emergency procedure which resulted in an excessive descent rate and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB CHI91DCJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCJ05.md): Mcdonnell Douglas 269A · Harvard, NE · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 7, 1991 · N48298 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor RPM during aerial application maneuvers. A related factor was the pilot's inattention.
- [NTSB UNK65X1077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1077.md): Hughes 269A · Columbus, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 20, 1964 · N8704F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3930](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3930.md): Hughes 269A · North Platte, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 12, 1964 · N8715F · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X3759](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3759.md): Hughes 269A · Lexington, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 3, 1964 · N8800F · Destroyed

## 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" = 'NE' 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=NE

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