NTSB investigations: Hughes 269B, NY

8 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.

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Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Hughes 269B, NY per year, 1964–2026: 8 cases
1964	1
1965	1
1966	1
1967	1
1969	1
1972	1
1975	1
2004	1

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Query with 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" = 'NY' 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

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\" = 'NY' 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"

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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NY' 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

Run 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 NYC04CA096Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHughes 269B · Farmingdale, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while hover-taxiing. A factor in this accident was the high wind condition.Mar 27, 2004 · N9520F · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FFJ03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Mumford, NYAug 20, 1975 · N9471F · Destroyed NTSB NYC72FFA39Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Saratoga, NYMay 11, 1972 · N9514F · Substantial damage NTSB NYC69D0410Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 269B · New York, NYApr 13, 1969 · N9370F · No damage NTSB NYC67A0139Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Schenectady, NYApr 12, 1967 · N9435F · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66A0120Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Speculator, NYApr 15, 1966 · N9435F · Substantial damage NTSB NYC65A0120Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Orchard Park, NYApr 4, 1965 · N9416F · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X3056Accident · 2 fatalClosedHughes 269B · Rocheste, NYJul 26, 1964 · N9348F · Destroyed