# NTSB investigations: Hughes 269B, NC

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 ATL94LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA002.md): Hughes 269B · Linville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1993 · N9333F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed that would have avoided a loss of tail rotor effectiveness (lte), and his improper compensation for tailwind condition. A factor was the lack of information in the pilot's operating handbook regarding the conditions…
- [NTSB ATL86LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA069.md): Hughes 269B · Council, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 4, 1986 · N9374F · Destroyed
  > During a control burning operation, the plt experienced a complete eng failure. The plt entered an autorotation and collided with trees. The eng examination disclosed that the #4 connecting rod had failed. The failure was determined to have resulted from…
- [NTSB ATL82DA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA256.md): Hughes 269B · Angier, NC · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 28, 1982 · N9374F · Substantial damage
  > While spaying soy beans, the pilot observed 3 power lines bordering the field, but failed to see a fourth. While on a swath run, the helicopter struck the fourth line with the main and tail rotor blades which resulted in a forced landing.
- [NTSB ATL80FLG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLG18.md): Hughes 269B · Whiteville, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 18, 1980 · N9435F · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD73DLJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DLJ34.md): Hughes 269B · Lumberton, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 15, 1973 · N9507F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD70FKM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FKM14.md): Hughes 269B · Bryson City, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 20, 1970 · N9457F · 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" = 'NC' 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 ('4470502'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=4470502&state=NC

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