# NTSB investigations: Hughes 369HS, WA

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 SEA02LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA172.md): Hughes 500 · Carnation, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 2002 · N9263F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed power application during a practice power recovery autorotation.
- [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 SEA90LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA106.md): Hughes 369HS · Randle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1990 · N4428F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to compensate for the wind conditions.
- [NTSB SEA87LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA079.md): Hughes 369HS · Yakima, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 1987 · N8313F · Substantial damage
  > Six miles from the airport, at cruise, the engine ceased operating due to fuel exhaustion. The plt had noticed the low fuel warning light on 10 minutes prior to the engine failure but elected to continue his flight. Autorotation was made from 1,000 feet AGL…
- [NTSB SEA86FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA056.md): McDonnell Douglas 369D · Cougar, WA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 1986 · N609PD · Destroyed
  > The helicopter departed the landing area after a night photography session across the valley floor from the Mt. St. Helens volcano. Prior to departure the plt reported the weather was closing in and getting 'nasty'. Wx conditions as reported prior to…
- [NTSB SEA82DA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA055.md): Hughes 500C · Darrington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 19, 1982 · N9131F · Substantial damage
  > During an approach to a 9100 foot high snow covered landing site the wind shifted to a tailwind condition. The pilot elected to continue and attempted a skid on landing. While skidding through the snow the left skid impacted rising terrain underneath a 12…
- [NTSB SEA80DYE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE14.md): Hughes 369 · Redmond, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 16, 1980 · N9205F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79DYE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE11.md): Hughes 369HS · Aberdeen, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jan 22, 1979 · N9256F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA78FYE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE10.md): Hughes 269B · Taholah, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 10, 1978 · N9117F · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA78FYE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE02.md): Hughes 369C · Morton, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 10, 1977 · N9174F · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA7LFYE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA7LFYE02.md): Hughes 369HS · Elma, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 2, 1975 · N82AL · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA74FYG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYG13.md): Hughes 369HS · Packwood, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 26, 1973 · N9043F · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA72DYE38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYE38.md): Hughes 500 · Longmire, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 30, 1972 · N9068F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA72AS013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS013.md): Hughes 369HS · Shelton, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 18, 1971 · N9018F · 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" = 'WA' 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=WA

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