NTSB investigations: Hughes 269A, 1986
6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Hughes 269A. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1964 | 47 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 31 |
| 1966 | 32 |
| 1967 | 22 |
| 1968 | 27 |
| 1969 | 15 |
| 1970 | 15 |
| 1971 | 18 |
| 1972 | 9 |
| 1973 | 16 |
| 1974 | 11 |
| 1975 | 13 |
| 1976 | 8 |
| 1977 | 9 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 7 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Where
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1986
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('4470402'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1986
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('4470402'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB SEA87LA005Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269A · Forest Grove, ORPlt was overflying filbert orchard to shake nuts off trees with rotowash. Plt allowed rotor RPM to decay in a down wind turn 10 feet AGL. Acft collided with trees, then ground, and rolled over.NTSB ATL86LA141Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269A · Daniels, WVThe plt stated that he noted a 'large vibration' after he had taken off. He suspected a psbl bird strike or bearing failure, & subsequently, the helicopter crashed into trees. According to the plt, the eng did not fail; however, witnesses saw the helicopter…NTSB CHI86LA127Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269A · Ft. Wayne, INApprox 10-15 minutes after takeoff the student pilot lost control of the helicopter and crash landed into trees. Following the accident, the only unusual thing FAA personnel could locate was a failed horizontal stabilizer spar. Post-crash examination of the…NTSB CHI86LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269A · Lowell, MIThe pilot had just completed two autorotations when he landed hard on the third. The main rotor flexed down severing the tailboom and tailrotor. Although the pilot had logged over 6000 hours flight time, he had only 51 hours total rotorcraft time. He had…NTSB CHI86FER03Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportHughes 269A (TH-55A) · Lakeville, MNThe CFI reported the accident occurred during a demonstration of wind effect during turns around a point. The CFI reported that as the helicopter was turned downwind it began descending from an alt of aprx 200 ft AGL. It continued it's descent until the right…NTSB ATL86LA053Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269A · Brewton, ALDuring low level controlled burning of a small timber forest the helicopter lost power. A forced landing was attempted in a field and the helicopter was substantially damaged. The aircraft owner related that the aircraft ran out of fuel.