# NTSB investigations: Hughes 269A, 1996

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 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 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 FTW96LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA244.md): Hughes 269 · Dallas, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1996 · N269A · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's encounter with dynamic rollover while hovering. Factors were the prevailing high winds and the inadequate supervision provided by the flight instructor.
- [NTSB NYC96LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA086.md): Hughes 269A · Linden, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1996 · N8084E · Destroyed
  > improper flare by the pilot, and his failure to take proper corrective action after the helicopter touched down hard and entered ground resonance.
- [NTSB FTW96LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA125.md): Hughes 269A · Dallas, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 1996 · N8897F · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the unqualified helicopter pilot to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors relating to the accident were: his lack of total experience in helicopters and his improper decision to attempt to hover without appropriate training/endorsement for…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1996
  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&year=1996

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