NTSB investigations: Hughes 269B, 2008
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\") = 2008
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") = 2008
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 DEN08FA122Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHughes 269B · Salesville, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the crossing transmission line.NTSB CHI08CA164Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportHughes 269B · Cook, MNThe pilot not maintaining tail rotor effectiveness while turning in cruise.