NTSB investigations: Hughes 269B, WA

16 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

19682026
NTSB investigations: Hughes 269B, WA per year, 1968–2026: 16 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\" = '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 ('4470502'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB SEA00LA188Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269B · Burlington, WAMintenance personnel not following the mandatory service bulletin procedure of not exceeding 0.0005 inch paint thickness on the cylinder flange. Factors were the fatigue separation of multiple cylinder hold down bolts resulting in looseness of the cylinder;…Sep 24, 2000 · N9355F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA82DA090Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportHughes 269B · Mt St Helens, WAThe pilot intended to proceed to Mt St Helens to land near spirit lake. The winds in the vicinity of the desired landing point were too strong for a safe landing. Therefore, an alternate spot was selected below the ridge line and presumably sheltered from the…Jun 18, 1982 · N9352F · DestroyedNTSB SEA81DYP04Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Ephrata, WANov 23, 1980 · N9477F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78DYE29Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Snoqualamie, WAJul 15, 1978 · N9449F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78DYE17Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Puyallup, WAMar 30, 1978 · N9516F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78DYE07Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Graham, WAFeb 5, 1978 · N9442F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA76FYE25Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Renton, WAFeb 18, 1976 · N11212 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA74FYE43Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Seattle, WAApr 18, 1974 · N9332F · No damageNTSB SEA74DYE10Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Puyallup, WASep 4, 1973 · N9432F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA72DYG03Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Pullman, WAJul 14, 1971 · N9539F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA71FWD01Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Bellingham, WAJul 3, 1970 · N9337F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA70DWD14Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Hamilton, WAMay 3, 1970 · N9408F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA70FWG06Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Albion, WAMar 19, 1970 · N9539F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA70DWD03Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Seattle, WAFeb 14, 1970 · N9337F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA70D0053Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Castle Mt, WAJul 28, 1969 · N9432F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA68A0059Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Walla Walla, WAMar 15, 1968 · N9332F · Substantial damage