NTSB investigations: Hughes 269B, 1997
2 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
| 1964 | 14 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 25 |
| 1966 | 31 |
| 1967 | 20 |
| 1968 | 22 |
| 1969 | 23 |
| 1970 | 25 |
| 1971 | 22 |
| 1972 | 13 |
| 1973 | 14 |
| 1974 | 15 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1976 | 11 |
| 1977 | 15 |
| 1978 | 13 |
| 1979 | 12 |
| 1980 | 10 |
| 1981 | 8 |
| 1982 | 7 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 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\") = 1997
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1997
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" 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 NYC98LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269B · Cleveland, OHthe pilot's failure to recover from settling-with-power. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's downwind approach and low airspeed.NTSB NYC97LA138Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269B · Paducah, KYThe failure of maintenance personnel to identify and correct the worn holes on the lower fuselage fairing and the failure of the flight instructor to maintain main rotor RPM during the autorotative landing. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's…