NTSB investigations: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, TX
7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D. 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
| 1979 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
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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\" = 'TX' 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 ('4470706'))
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" = 'TX' 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 ('4470706'))
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 CEN21LA139Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHughes 369 · Kaufman, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during low-level maneuvering.NTSB CEN13FA075Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHughes 369 · Childress, TXThe improper maintenance of the helicopter fuel system that resulted in erroneous fuel gauge indications and the pilot’s inadequate fuel management, both of which resulted in fuel exhaustion during a long-line hover. Also causal was the lack of company…NTSB FTW01LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369D · Canadian, TXthe helicopter's encounter with loss of tail rotor effectiveness while hovering out-of-ground effect, and the pilot's failure to maintain control. A contributing factor was the soft terrain condition.NTSB FTW86LA041Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369D · New Boston, TXThe pilot experienced a tail rotor drive shaft flexible coupling failure when he pulled collective pitch to come to a hover before landing. The helicopter entered an uncontrollable right spin. During his haste to get the helicopter on the ground the pilot…NTSB FTW84LA217Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 500D · New Braunfels, TXDespite adverse wx which forced the plt to stop once enroute to his dest the flt was continued. Directional control was lost when the tail rotor contacted the terrain separating both tail rotor blades from the acft and torsionally shearing the tail rotor…NTSB FTW82DA195Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHughes 500D · Amarillo, TXThe pilot reported that he was practicing autorotations. When he added power to recover from his eighth autorotation, he experienced compressor stalls in the engine and a complete loss of power at about 20 ft AGL. The helicopter settled and made a hard…NTSB FTW79FA059Accident · 2 fatalClosedHughes 369D · Angleton, TX