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.

897 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

1,213

Records

103

Fatal

150

Deaths

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 316 of 1,213 have coordinates

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 Japan 1

Operators involved

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

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
15 Jun 2005	Hughes 269A N8768F	Rusk, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	1
14 May 2004	Hughes 269A N115ES	Louisburg, North Carolina, United States	Franklin County Sheriff's Office	Fatal	1
28 May 2003	Hughes 269C N9643F	Watkins, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	1
1 Nov 2002	Hughes 269A N8885F	Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	1
16 Aug 2002	Hughes 269C ZK-HFW	Dannevirke, New Zealand no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
7 Sep 2000	Hughes 269C N50638	Rancho Murieta, California, United States	-	Fatal	1
10 Apr 1998	Hughes 269A N5161E	Emmett, Idaho, United States	Clark, RON. A	Fatal	1
19 Jun 1996	Hughes 269C N7400F	Eldon, Washington, United States	Olympic Air, Inc.	Fatal	1
23 Apr 1996	Hughes 269C N9579F	San Diego, California, United States	-	Fatal	1
19 Jun 1993	Hughes 269A N9048R	Henderson, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	1
28 Mar 1992	Hughes 269C N9597F	Hesperia, California, United States	Mojave Aviation Inc.	Fatal	1
18 Jul 1991	Hughes 269B N11XC	Brickeys, Arkansas, United States	Southern Flying Service, Inc.	Fatal	1
1 Jul 1991	Hughes 269C N11017	Blakely, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Flight Safety International	Fatal	1
25 Sep 1990	Hughes 269C N1094D	Jefferson, Maryland, United States	New Horizon Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	1
17 Sep 1990	Hughes 269A N403SD	Kingsville, Texas, United States no coordinates	Short, J. C.	Fatal	1
15 Nov 1989	Hughes 269C N9592F	Estacada, Oregon, United States	Helicopter Enterprises	Fatal	1
18 May 1989	Hughes 269C N58228	Rocksprings, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	1
9 May 1988	Hughes 269A N1038Y	Ozark, Alabama, United States	Dale County Sheriff	Fatal	1
13 Feb 1987	Hughes 269A N3782B	Buford, Georgia, United States	Metro Flight Services, Inc.	Fatal	1
10 Aug 1985	Hughes 269C N8615E	Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	1
20 Jul 1983	Hughes 269C N8995F	Houston, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	1
21 Sep 1981	Hughes 269C N8322F	Startzville, Texas, United States no coordinates	Chula Vista In	Fatal	1
10 Jan 1981	Hughes 269C N7437F	Viper, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Pine Branch Co	Fatal	1
18 Aug 1980	Hughes 269B N9435F	Whiteville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Helicopter SER	Fatal	1
15 Dec 1979	Hughes 269C N7483F	West Milton, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Helitractor In	Fatal	1
5 Aug 1978	Hughes 269C N7455F	Opa Locka, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Jun 1978	Hughes 269C N9584F	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Executive Heli	Fatal	1
15 Jun 1978	Hughes 269C N8658F	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Executive Helo	Fatal	1
25 May 1978	Hughes 269A N8850F	Vancouver, Washington, United States no coordinates	Aircraft Speci	Fatal	1
30 May 1977	Hughes 269C N7457F	Colorado Sprgs, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Aero Rampart	Fatal	1
15 Aug 1975	Hughes 269C N9607F	Idyllwild, California, United States no coordinates	Anaheim Police	Fatal	1
1 Nov 1974	Hughes 269C N9648F	Topeka, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Topeka Police	Fatal	1
12 Aug 1974	Hughes 269B N50HB	Hntngtn Bch, California, United States no coordinates	Huntington BEA	Fatal	1
6 May 1974	Hughes 269B N9562F	Redwood Cty, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
24 Apr 1974	Hughes 269A N8732F	Kekaha, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	Murrayair Ltd.	Fatal	1
1 May 1973	Hughes 269A N8774F	Uvalde, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
8 Dec 1971	Hughes 269C N9652F	Clarkston, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Hughes Tool Co	Fatal	1
19 Jun 1970	Hughes 269A N8750F	Ozona, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 May 1970	Hughes 269A N8868F	Kansas City, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Comet Aviation	Fatal	1
24 Jul 1969	Hughes 269A N8884F	Moreland Hil, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Nerone-Sons In	Fatal	1
27 Jun 1969	Hughes 269A N8809F	Brunson, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	Agricultural H	Fatal	1
10 Jan 1969	Hughes 269B N9496F	Kansas City, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Kansas City PO	Fatal	1
19 Sep 1968	Hughes 269A N8930F	Camp Denison, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Nov 1967	Hughes 269B N9426F	Imnaha, Oregon, United States no coordinates	RAY Harris Co	Fatal	1
28 Oct 1966	Hughes 269B N9461F	Lexington Ky, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Rotairport Inc	Fatal	1
16 Sep 1966	Hughes 269A N8799F	Lincoln Ri, Rhode Island, United States no coordinates	New England EQ	Fatal	1
10 Jul 1965	Hughes 269B N9362F	Indianapolis Ind, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Marken Aviatio	Fatal	1
8 Jul 1965	Hughes 269B N942OF	Waldorf Md, Maryland, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Dec 1964	Hughes 269A N8811F	Moraga Calif, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
21 Feb 2026	Hughes 269A N1020S	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States	Tactical Turtle LLC	Minor injuries	-