# NTSB investigations: Hughes 269C, GA

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 ATL94GA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94GA038.md): Hughes 269C · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jan 16, 1994 · N8994F · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent closing of the fuel shutoff valve by the pilot. A factor in the accident was the failure of the pilot to maintain rotor RPM during the autorotation.
- [NTSB ATL91FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA120.md): Hughes 269C · Blakely, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1991 · N11017 · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, and failure of the instructor pilot (CFI) to follow procedures and maintain rotor RPM.
- [NTSB ATL88LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA215.md): Hughes 269C · Lawrenceville, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 1988 · N42JW · Substantial damage
  > The instructor reported that he initiated a sim engine failure during climb at about 100 ft AGL, as part of the recurrency flight. The pilot initiated an autorotation, at about 50 ft AGL, the rate of descent increased and the throttle was rolled in to arrest…
- [NTSB MIA79DKG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG57.md): Hughes 269C · Montezuma, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 7, 1979 · N7422F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FKG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG67.md): Hughes 269C · Buena Vista, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1978 · N7413F · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA77FKG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG78.md): Hughes 269 · Montezuma, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 10, 1977 · N7404F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77FKG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG69.md): Hughes 269C · Montezuma, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 19, 1977 · N7404F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FKG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG07.md): Hughes 269C · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 24, 1975 · N8991F · Destroyed

## 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" = 'GA' 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 ('4470504'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=4470504&state=GA

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