NTSB investigations: Hughes 269C, GA

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Hughes 269C. 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

19752026
NTSB investigations: Hughes 269C, GA per year, 1975–2026: 8 cases
19751
19772
19781
19791
19881
19911
19941

Latest cases

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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'GA' 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 ('4470504'))
  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.

NTSB ATL94GA038Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportHughes 269C · Atlanta, GAThe inadvertent closing of the fuel shutoff valve by the pilot. A factor in the accident was the failure of the pilot to maintain rotor RPM during the autorotation.Jan 16, 1994 · N8994F · Substantial damageNTSB ATL91FA120Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHughes 269C · Blakely, GALoss of engine power for an undetermined reason, and failure of the instructor pilot (CFI) to follow procedures and maintain rotor RPM.Jul 1, 1991 · N11017 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL88LA215Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269C · Lawrenceville, GAThe instructor reported that he initiated a sim engine failure during climb at about 100 ft AGL, as part of the recurrency flight. The pilot initiated an autorotation, at about 50 ft AGL, the rate of descent increased and the throttle was rolled in to arrest…Apr 13, 1988 · N42JW · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79DKG57Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Montezuma, GAAug 7, 1979 · N7422F · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78FKG67Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Buena Vista, GAJul 30, 1978 · N7413F · DestroyedNTSB MIA77FKG78Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269 · Montezuma, GASep 10, 1977 · N7404F · Substantial damageNTSB MIA77FKG69Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Montezuma, GAAug 19, 1977 · N7404F · Substantial damageNTSB MIA76FKG07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Atlanta, GAJul 24, 1975 · N8991F · Destroyed