# NTSB investigations: Hughes 269C, OR

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 SEA04LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA011.md): Hughes 269C · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 2003 · N7452F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a practice auto rotation landing. A contributing factor was the soft terrain.
- [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 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 SEA90LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA016.md): Hughes 269C · Estacada, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 1989 · N9592F · Destroyed
  > The pilot misjudged clearance between her external load and the obstruction. Factors related to the accident were: the obstruction, improper maintenance and modification of the external load line/hook by the operator, failure of the pilot to jettison the…
- [NTSB SEA88LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA093.md): Hughes 269C · Prineville, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 1988 · N751AM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reduced power for landing and a high sink rate developed. The pilot attempted to increase power to correct the sink rate but got no response. Rotor rpm's were diminishing, so the plt lowered the collective to regain rpm's. the pilot elected make an…
- [NTSB SEA86LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA026.md): Hughes 269C · Brooks, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1985 · N58181 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of power occurred due to the number 4 cylinder failing. A tail boom strike occurred during a hard landing in a parking lot, severing the tail boom.
- [NTSB SEA81FYM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYM07.md): Hughes 269C · Pilot Rock, OR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 31, 1980 · N9643F · 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" = 'OR' 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=OR

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