# NTSB ERA27FA004: Hughes 269B, N9390F, Lahmansville, WV, October 6, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Investigation open
- Date: October 6, 2026, 16:55, time zone not recorded
- Place: Lahmansville, WV
- Location: 39.1282° N, 79.0814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lahmansville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1282&lon=-79.0814&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA27FA004
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203951/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27FA004

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Hughes 269B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=4470502), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9390F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9390F), registered now, S/N 74-0114 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Other investigations on N9390F (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI01LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA293), Aug 26, 2001: Hughes 269B (N9390F), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the checklist not compiled with by the operator and not verified by the operator’s pilot and the operator's flight instructor. An additional cause was the improper autorotation by the pilot in…
- [NTSB NYC74FGM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM41), Jun 24, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9390F), Berlin, PA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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