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
26 Apr 1964	Hughes 269A N8912F	Madrid Spain, Europe not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
25 Apr 1964	Hughes 269A N8811F	Duncan Mills Cal, California, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
21 Apr 1964	Hughes 269B N9323F	Winooski Vt, Vermont, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
15 Apr 1964	Hughes 269A N8851F	McFarland Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 Apr 1964	Hughes 269A N8792F	Puyallup Wash, Washington, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
3 Apr 1964	Hughes 269A N8743F	Bird Point Alas, Alaska, United States not on the map	Bill Moore Air	Serious injuries	-
3 Apr 1964	Hughes 269A N8784F	Phoenix Ariz, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Mar 1964	Hughes 269A N8791F	Bandera Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Mar 1964	Hughes 269A N8710F	Sacramento Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Mar 1964	Hughes 269B CFNTP	Castaic Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
20 Feb 1964	Hughes 269A N8831F	White Oaks Nc, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
9 Feb 1964	Hughes 269A N8735F	Opa Locka Fla, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
8 Feb 1964	Hughes 269A N8879F	San Jose Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-