# NTSB investigations: Hughes 369HS: In flight collision with object

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 LAX01LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA211.md): Hughes 369HS · Mountain View, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 2001 · N4467V · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control while hovering out of ground effect. A factor was the wind gusts.
- [NTSB SEA01FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA032.md): Hughes 369HS · Pierce, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 2000 · N9186F · Substantial damage
  > While maneuvering, clearance from an object was not maintained. A tree was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI97LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA016.md): Hughes 369 · Vestaburg, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1996 · N9251F · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with the wires.
- [NTSB SEA96LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA106.md): Hughes 369HS · Arock, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 1996 · N444GJ · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to see and avoid the transmission wire. A factor was the low altitude flight.
- [NTSB LAX95LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA298.md): Mcdonnell Douglas 500 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1995 · N9213F · Substantial damage
  > the accidental discharge of a spear gun by the observer.
- [NTSB SEA95LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA139.md): Hughes 369HS · Orting, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1995 · N9196F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to see and avoid the cable.
- [NTSB BFO91LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA036.md): Hughes 369HS · Columbia, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1991 · N5FC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in his failure to see-and-avoid the obstruction (fence post).
- [NTSB LAX90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA162.md): Hughes 369C · Kahului, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 4, 1990 · N9219F · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to ensure that adequate room existed to position the helicopter on the landing platform. Contributing to the accident was the failure of ground personnel to ensure that hazards to the landing helicopter were clear of the landing area.
- [NTSB NYC89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA171.md): Hughes 369HS · Niagara Falls, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 1989 · N9238F · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to see and avoid the cables.
- [NTSB MIA88FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA257.md): Hughes 500 · Riviera Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1988 · N3766Z · Substantial damage
  > The traffic watch helicopter was cruising northbound along the interstate at 450 ft AGL & 85 KTS airspeed. A grinding noise was heard & the tail rotor separated from the acft. The acft began an uncommanded right turn which was arrested in about 1/4 turn. The…
- [NTSB LAX82DA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA140.md): Hughes 369HS · 8 S. Of Page, AZ · Accident · 3 fatal · Final report · Apr 18, 1982 · N4EE · Destroyed
  > The aircraft was number two in a trail of three helicopters flying up the Colorado river at marble canyon to page, AZ when it struck an aerial cableway stretching across the river, 22 ft above the water. Witnesses stated that after the collision the…

## 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 ('4470728')
    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" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=4470728&occurrence=220

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