# NTSB investigations: Hughes 269C: In flight collision with terrain/water 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 LAX03CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA264.md): Hughes 269C · Columbia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 25, 2003 · N58363 · Substantial damage > the student pilot's improper execution of the autorotation. Also causal, was the CFI's delayed remedial action and supervision of the flight. - [NTSB MIA02LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA070.md): Hughes 269C · Bessemer, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 2002 · N7490F · Substantial damage > The failure of the flight instructor to adequately monitor the student's rotorcraft control, resulting in an abrupt cyclic input causing a tail rotor strike of the terrain while entering a hover, and the resulting rollover during an uncontrolled descent. - [NTSB CHI00LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA131.md): Hughes 269C · Aberdeen, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 2000 · N456EM · Substantial damage > the ground resonance encountered by the pilot. - [NTSB SEA00FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA038.md): Hughes 269C · Sherwood, OR · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 2000 · N9297F · Substantial damage > The pilots failure to arrest the helicopter's descent rate during a planned approach to a hover. Factors include uneven terrain. - [NTSB SEA97LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA065.md): Hughes 269C · Hood River, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 1997 · N5160N · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's misjudgment of altitude and airspeed during a turn. - [NTSB LAX93LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA227.md): Hughes 269C · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1993 · N58407 · Substantial damage > the student pilot's failure to maintain the altitude while maneuvering toward the parking area. The student pilot's lack of total experience was a factor in this accident. - [NTSB SEA93LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA001.md): Hughes 269C · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1992 · N7400F · Substantial damage > The pilot in command's failure to maintain proper altitude during the hover. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot in command's lack of total experience in rotorcraft and his diversion of attention while hovering. - [NTSB NYC91LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA227.md): Hughes 269C · Galloway, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1991 · N9590F · Substantial damage > Improper supervision by the flight instructor which resulted in an inadvertent ground contact and a dynamic rollover. A factor related to the accident was improper use of the flight controls by the non-rated student pilot. - [NTSB CHI91LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA207.md): Hughes 300C · Whitehall, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1991 · N58404 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the water. A factor was the dark night light condition. - [NTSB MIA91LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA148.md): Hughes 269C · Tarpon Springs, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 1991 · N10MY · Substantial damage > Delay by the pilot-in-command to apply adequate throttle & collective during transition off a dock for a takeoff over a lake. Contributing to the accident was his lack of total experience in the type operation. - [NTSB CHI89DEV06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEV06.md): Hughes 269C · Millersville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 6, 1989 · N7439F · Destroyed > Loss of rotor RPM for an undetermined reason during a turn to reverse direction while applying agricultural chemicals. - [NTSB FTW89DRG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG06.md): Hughes 269C · Rocksprings, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · May 18, 1989 · N58228 · Destroyed > The pilot diverted his attention from operation of the helicopter, failed to maintian proper rotor RPM, and failed to maintain altitude (clearance) above the ground, while maneuvering at low altitude. A contributing factor was his impairment from use of a… - [NTSB LAX86LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA344.md): Hughes 269C · Carlsbad, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1986 · N58323 · Substantial damage > The helicopter departed palomar airport (crq), Carlsbad, CA, on a local instructional flight and was the second flight for the dual student. After completing the flight lesson the student asked the CFI to demonstrate hovering. The CFI initiated an… - [NTSB CHI85LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA197.md): Hughes 269 · Stonington, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 1985 · N7485F · Destroyed > After completing a swath run, the plt maneuvered the helicopter up over a power line, then made a turn-around for another swath run. He stated that as he started the next run, he 'felt the wind push the tail upward forcing the nose downward...' He applied aft… - [NTSB CHI85LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA134.md): Hughes 269C · Center Village, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1985 · N5125U · Substantial damage > While the student plt practiced hovering 8 to 12 inches AGL the heel of the right skid contacted the ground. The CFI stated he did not notice the helicopter drifting or descending but when the ground contact was felt he took over the controls. Up collective… - [NTSB FTW85FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA130.md): Hughes 269C · San Antonio, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1985 · N9664F · Substantial damage > The accident occurred during a zero ground speed practice autorotation. A high sink developed after an attempt to correct for decreasing rotor RPM, the helicopter contacted the ground tail first and rolled over after the main rotor severed the tail boom. An… - [NTSB SEA82DA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA019.md): Hughes 269C · S.E. Of Malta, ID · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 15, 1982 · N58203 · Substantial damage > The purpose of the flight was for predator (coyote) control. The pilot was following a coyote at a low-altitude, moderate-speed air taxi over snow and sagebrush covered terrain. One of the aircraft's snowboards caught several sagebrush limbs and the pilot… ## 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" = 230)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=4470504&occurrence=230 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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