Hughes 269 accidents

The NTSB database holds 1,213 accidents and incidents involving the Hughes 269, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 103 of them were fatal (8%), and 150 people died.

The deadliest year was 1974, with 12 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (412 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Canada and New Zealand.

64 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 833 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

1,213

Records

103

Fatal

150

Deaths

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 1,149 of 1,213 can be placed (833 approximate)

By decade

1960s 354

1970s 410

1980s 220

1990s 112

2000s 74

2010s 31

2020s 12

Where these happened

United States 1,199 Canada 2 New Zealand 2 Other-Foreign Countries 2 Germany 2 Europe 1

Operators involved

Helicopters In 15 Southland Heli 8 Helicopter SER 7 Agricultural H 6 Southern Helic 6 Plains Helicop 6

All 1,213 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
25 Apr 1974	Hughes 269B N9318F	Lahaina, Hawaii, United States approximate position	Murrayair Ltd.	No injuries	-
18 Apr 1974	Hughes 269B N9332F	Seattle, Washington, United States approximate position	Empire Helicop	Serious injuries	-
17 Apr 1974	Hughes 269B N9341F	Spur, Texas, United States approximate position	Slaton Flying	Serious injuries	-
11 Mar 1974	Hughes 269A N9333F	Long Beach, California, United States approximate position	Southland Heli	Minor injuries	-
27 Feb 1974	Hughes 269B N9398F	Lihue, Hawaii, United States approximate position	Murrayair Ltd.	No injuries	-
19 Feb 1974	Hughes 269C N8968F	Wichita, Kansas, United States approximate position	City of Wichit	No injuries	-
13 Feb 1974	Hughes 269B N9397F	Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States approximate position	Hasco	No injuries	-
5 Feb 1974	Hughes 269A N8719F	Scott City, Kansas, United States approximate position	St Germain Air	No injuries	-
22 Jan 1974	Hughes 269-A N8718F	St Matthews, South Carolina, United States approximate position	Southern Helic	No injuries	-
9 Jan 1974	Hughes 269B N9465F	Louisville, Kentucky, United States approximate position	Helicopter, Inc	Minor injuries	-
5 Jan 1974	Hughes 269A N8927F	Burbank, California, United States approximate position	Helo.int.	No injuries	-
22 Dec 1973	Hughes 269B N11XC	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Great Plains S	No injuries	-
5 Dec 1973	Hughes 269A N8732F	Kahalui, Hawaii, United States not on the map	Murryair Ltd	No injuries	-
14 Nov 1973	Hughes 269B N9440F	Broomfield, Colorado, United States approximate position	AG Helicopters	Minor injuries	-
9 Nov 1973	Hughes 269A N8798F	Howell, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Nov 1973	Hughes 269B N9570F	Millington, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Southland Avia	No injuries	-
22 Oct 1973	Hughes 269 N9667F	San Antonio, Texas, United States approximate position	Bexar County S	No injuries	-
17 Oct 1973	Hughes 269B N9333F	Long Beach, California, United States approximate position	Hughes Helicop	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1973	Hughes 269A N8917F	Hartwell, Georgia, United States approximate position	Taccoa Sprayin	No injuries	-
23 Sep 1973	Hughes 269A N8763F	Forks, Washington, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1973	Hughes 269C N8955F	Eagle Lake, Washington, United States not on the map	Pacific Helico	No injuries	-
9 Sep 1973	Hughes 269A N8859F	Ft Collins, Colorado, United States approximate position	Valley Airpark	No injuries	-
9 Sep 1973	Hughes 269 N8759F	Sloughhouse, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
7 Sep 1973	Hughes 269A N8813	Eatonville, Washington, United States approximate position	HI Life Helico	No injuries	-
4 Sep 1973	Hughes 269B N9432F	Puyallup, Washington, United States approximate position	Puget SD Helic	No injuries	-
23 Aug 1973	Hughes 269B N9341F	Hart, Texas, United States approximate position	Plains Helicop	Fatal	-
1 Aug 1973	Hughes 269C N9662F	Shidler, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Johnny L Gaine	No injuries	-
13 Jul 1973	Hughes 269B N9380F	Wagener, South Carolina, United States approximate position	Milford T Oswa	No injuries	-
12 Jul 1973	Hughes 269A N8926F	Alpine, Texas, United States approximate position	Plains Helicop	Minor injuries	-
7 Jul 1973	Hughes 269A N2SW	Renton, Washington, United States approximate position	Empire Helicop	No injuries	-
23 Jun 1973	Hughes 269B N9569F	Chandler, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
19 Jun 1973	Hughes 269B N9357F	Madison, Mississippi, United States approximate position	Jack Gill Ente	No injuries	-
15 Jun 1973	Hughes 269B N9507F	Lumberton, North Carolina, United States approximate position	K M Biggs, Inc	No injuries	-
11 Jun 1973	Hughes 269A N8859F	Baggs, Wyoming, United States approximate position	Hiland Helicop	No injuries	-
28 May 1973	Hughes 269A N8790F	Gary, Indiana, United States approximate position	Gary Police de	Minor injuries	-
22 May 1973	Hughes 269C N9609F	De Pauw, Indiana, United States not on the map	Helicopters In	No injuries	-
21 May 1973	Hughes 269B N9333V	Broomfield, Colorado, United States approximate position	Hoffman Pilot	Minor injuries	-
16 May 1973	Hughes 269C N9693F	Richmond, Virginia, United States approximate position	City of Richmo	No injuries	-
8 May 1973	Hughes 269A N8885F	Memphis, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Dixie Flight C	No injuries	-
21 Apr 1973	Hughes 269B N115AC	Enid, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Anchor Cattle	Minor injuries	-
22 Mar 1973	Hughes 269A N9541F	Moraine, Ohio, United States approximate position	Dayton Helicop	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1973	Hughes 269A N8891F	Lafayette, Colorado, United States approximate position	Hoffman Pilot	No injuries	-
22 Feb 1973	Hughes 269A N8859F	Hanna, Wyoming, United States approximate position	Hiland HEL SER	No injuries	-
9 Feb 1973	Hughes 269B N9400F	Torrance, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Jan 1973	Hughes 269C N9678F	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States approximate position	Honolulu Polic	Serious injuries	-
13 Dec 1972	Hughes 269A N8774F	Uvalde, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
17 Nov 1972	Hughes 269C N9624F	Jacksonville, Florida, United States approximate position	Jacksonvill SH	Serious injuries	-
1 Nov 1972	Hughes 269B N9468F	Millington, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Kieth Wilson H	No injuries	-
1 Nov 1972	Hughes 269A N8790F	Gary, Indiana, United States approximate position	Gary IND Polic	No injuries	-
31 Oct 1972	Hughes 269B N9552F	Flint, Michigan, United States approximate position	Flint City POL	Minor injuries	-