# NTSB investigations: Hughes 269A, WA

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 SEA02LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA150.md): Hughes 269A · Covington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 2002 · N90271 · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft control not maintained while hovering.
- [NTSB SEA90LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA084.md): Hughes 269A · Bremerton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 1990 · N8888F · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the tail rotor control for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB SEA82DA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA082.md): Hughes 269A · 2nm Nnm Redmond, WA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 9, 1982 · N8730F · Substantial damage
  > The engine lost power during the climb and the pilot executed an autorotation. Upon landing the aircraft rocked back and the main rotor severed the tail boom.
- [NTSB SEA78FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA033.md): Hughes 269A · Vancouver, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 25, 1978 · N8850F · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA74DYE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE19.md): Hughes 269A · Forks, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 23, 1973 · N8763F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA74DYE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE03.md): Hughes 269A · Renton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 7, 1973 · N2SW · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA71DWD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DWD24.md): Hughes 269A · Chehalis, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 26, 1970 · N8701F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA69F0129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0129.md): Hughes 269A · Renton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 29, 1968 · N8772F · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA68D0281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0281.md): Hughes 269A · Yakima, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 31, 1968 · N8888F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA67A0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0052.md): Hughes 269A · Yakima, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 19, 1967 · N8888F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA66A0016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0016.md): Hughes 269A · Granite Flls, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 22, 1965 · N8772F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA65A0050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65A0050.md): Hughes 269A · L.Quinault, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 8, 1965 · N8886F · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X3693](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3693.md): Hughes 269A · Redondo, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 30, 1964 · N8792F · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X1194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1194.md): Hughes 269A · Puyallup, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 5, 1964 · N8792F · 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" = 'WA' 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=WA

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