# NTSB investigations: Hughes 269C: Hard landing 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 DFW05CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA168.md): Hughes 269C · Bruceville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 23, 2005 · N7487F · Substantial damage > The flight instructor's improper flare during autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factor was, the lack of suitable terrain. - [NTSB LAX01LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA255.md): Hughes 269C · Tracy, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 2001 · N5015V · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudgement of the landing flare during an autorotation demonstration. Factors were shifting winds and an excessive descent rate. - [NTSB LAX01LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA053.md): Hughes 269C · Carlsbad, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 2000 · N1097N · Substantial damage > The CFI's inadequate supervision and failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a practice autorotation. A contributing factor was the student's improper in-flight planning/decision. - [NTSB LAX00LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA181.md): Hughes 269C · Rialto, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 2000 · N5395S · Substantial damage > The student's misjudged altitude and failure to maintain rotor rpm while practicing an autorotation, and, the instructor's delayed remedial corrective action and inadequate supervision of the flight. - [NTSB CHI00LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA044.md): Hughes 269C · Salina, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 1999 · N58408 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to follow the published practice autorotation procedures, the improper use of throttle, and the inadequate flare. - [NTSB NYC99LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA217.md): Hughes 269C · Utica, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1999 · N58397 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while maneuvering, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of total experience in helicopters. - [NTSB FTW99TA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99TA190.md): Hughes 269C · Houston, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 15, 1999 · N7491F · Substantial damage > The hard landing as a result of the flight instructor's failure to attain the proper airspeed before simulating an engine failure, which resulted in the development of a high sink rate. Factors were the night illumination and the soft ground. - [NTSB LAX94LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA146.md): Hughes 269C · Merced, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1994 · N9593F · Substantial damage > the pilot's misjudgement of the descent rate and his delayed throttle application. - [NTSB LAX92LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA383.md): Hughes 269C · Rialto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1992 · N58164 · Substantial damage > The pilot/passenger's failure to maintain adequate rotor RPM and the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision of the flight. - [NTSB LAX91LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA152.md): Hughes 269C · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1991 · N8656F · Destroyed > The instructor's improperly planned approach. A factor was the pilot's failure to observe performance data for the helicopter. - [NTSB FTW91LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA041.md): Hughes 269C · Knowles, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 1991 · N8973F · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the maneuver and his delay in initiating the go-around. - [NTSB MIA91LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA060.md): Hughes 269C · Deland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1991 · N9574F · Substantial damage > Failure of the commercial pilot applicant to pull collective pitch and delay by the check airman to pull collective and apply power to recover, resulting in a hard landing. - [NTSB LAX89LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA309.md): Hughes 269C · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1989 · N58164 · Substantial damage > Improper flare by the student pilot, and improper supervision by the instructor pilot (CFI). - [NTSB LAX89LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA007.md): Hughes 269C · Fontana, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 1988 · N1090Z · Substantial damage > The pilot was demonstrating a run-on landing for his passenger when the accident occurred. The pilot reported that he allowed the tail of the helicopter to get too low and it collided with the terrain. There were no mechanical difficulties reported prior to… - [NTSB DEN88LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA025.md): Hughes 269C · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1987 · N11079 · Substantial damage > The CFI was instructing the pvt rated dual student in simulated forced landings. During the power recovery following a practice autorotation, the engine failed to regain RPM at full throttle. During the forced landing, the helicopter nosed over at touchdown… - [NTSB LAX87LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA339.md): Hughes 269C · Freemont, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1987 · N1101K · Substantial damage > The purpose of the flt was to provide instruction to a foreign national, who held a U.S. Private helicopter rating. The instructor (CFI) rprtd that during a practice autorotation, he announced twice for the student to flare as the helicopter was passing thru… - [NTSB MIA83LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA125.md): Hughes 300C · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1983 · N8602F · Substantial damage > The helicopter landed hard during a practice autorotation. - [NTSB ATL82DKM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DKM07.md): Hughes 269C · Marshville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 18, 1982 · N9575F · Substantial damage > The instructor pilot (ip) and the student (a private, single engine land, pilot) were on a dual instructional flight. After completing several hover autorotations and hovering patterns, the ip took control. He positioned the helicopter for an autorotation… ## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('4470504') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 200)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=4470504&occurrence=200 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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