NTSB investigations: Hughes 369HS, 1990
7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Hughes 369HS. 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
| 1969 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 2 |
| 1971 | 3 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 13 |
| 1976 | 9 |
| 1977 | 9 |
| 1978 | 6 |
| 1979 | 6 |
| 1980 | 9 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 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\") = 1990
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('4470728'))
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") = 1990
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('4470728'))
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 FTW90GA185Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHughes 369HS · New Orleans, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM. A factor in the accident was the lose of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB LAX90FA248Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas 369HS · Modesto, CAIn-flight engine fire of undetermined origin.NTSB SEA90LA106Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369HS · Randle, WAThe pilot failed to compensate for the wind conditions.NTSB NYC90LA125Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369HS · Brookville, PAWorn tail rotor pitch control assembly, due to improper maintenance/installation, and subsequent fatigue failure of the tail rotor swashplate.NTSB LAX90LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369C · Kahului, HIThe pilots failure to ensure that adequate room existed to position the helicopter on the landing platform. Contributing to the accident was the failure of ground personnel to ensure that hazards to the landing helicopter were clear of the landing area.NTSB FTW90LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369HS · Junction, TXThe pilot in command's inadequate execution of the autorotation following a engine failure which resulted from his failure to refuel the aircraft with the proper grade of fuel when he ran short during the flight.NTSB FTW90LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes H500C · Houston, TXThe total failure of the engine for undertemined reasons and the pilot misjudging the flare prior to touchdown.