NTSB investigations: Hughes 269B, NV

10 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Hughes 269B. 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

19642026
NTSB investigations: Hughes 269B, NV per year, 1964–2026: 10 cases
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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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'NV' 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 ('4470502'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB SEA88LA022Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269B · Las Vegas, NVDuring practice autorotation the pilot flared excessively high and the tail boom struck the ground. The pilot then lost control of the aircraft. The density alt was 2616 feet. A rt quartering tailwind was present.Nov 24, 1987 · N22730 · DestroyedNTSB SEA84LA050Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269B · Las Vegas, NVThe plt was on the return portion of a round trip from Las Vegas to mesquite, NV. & back. While cruising at about 500 ft AGL, the eng lost power & he initiated an autorotative landing on downsloping terrain. At about 50 ft AGL, he flared, then the helicopter…Feb 8, 1984 · N9509F · Substantial damageNTSB LAX82DA154Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportHughes 269B · North Las Vegas, NVThe pilot ran out of fuel and autorotated to a hard landing. He stated the low fuel warning light never came on. He was going to use this as a signal to refuel. This would give about 15 minutes of cruise flight. The low level warning switch wiring was found…May 1, 1982 · N9336F · DestroyedNTSB OAK78FVW20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Las Vegas, NVSep 4, 1978 · N9542F · Substantial damageNTSB OAK77FVW21Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Las Vegas, NVJun 14, 1977 · N9542F · Substantial damageNTSB OAK74DVW21Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Las Vegas, NVMay 27, 1974 · N9542F · Substantial damageNTSB OAK72FVW25Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Las Vegas, NVMar 19, 1972 · N9440F · Substantial damageNTSB OAK67A0026Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Minden, NVAug 23, 1966 · N9423F · Substantial damageNTSB LAX65A0064Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 300 · Las Vegas, NVFeb 8, 1965 · N9308F · Substantial damageNTSB UNK64X3324Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Las Vegas, NVAug 10, 1964 · N9308F · Substantial damage