# NTSB investigations: Hughes 369HS, TX

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 FTW03LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA134.md): Hughes 369HS · Conroe, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 2003 · N16Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to control the helicopter after encountering loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A contributing factor was the unfavorable winds.
- [NTSB FTW96LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA054.md): Hughes 369HS · Leakey, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1995 · N8312F · Substantial damage
  > improper planning/decision by the pilot, by failing to ensure there was adequate fuel on board, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent roll-over during a forced landing on hilly terrain. A factor relating to the accident was: downsloping terrain…
- [NTSB FTW94LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA061.md): Hughes 369HS · Mason, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 1994 · N7092Q · Destroyed
  > Loss of aircraft control for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB FTW90LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA095.md): Hughes 369HS · Junction, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1990 · N9138F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command's inadequate execution of the autorotation following a engine failure which resulted from his failure to refuel the aircraft with the proper grade of fuel when he ran short during the flight.
- [NTSB FTW90LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA090.md): Hughes H500C · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1990 · N9128F · Substantial damage
  > The total failure of the engine for undertemined reasons and the pilot misjudging the flare prior to touchdown.
- [NTSB FTW78FQG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG29.md): Hughes 369HS · Brownfield, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 8, 1978 · N9066F · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW77FRA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA27.md): Piper J3C-65 · Waller, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jun 19, 1977 · N38101 · 2 aircraft · 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" = 'TX' 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 ('4470728'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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