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Hughes helicopter accidents

Safety record and accident history for Hughes helicopters, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.

Total incidents
198
Confirmed fatalities
35
Fatal incidents
21
Fatal rate
10.6%
Most affected models
Hughes 36936 incidents
Hughes 369D21 incidents
Hughes 269A10 incidents
Hughes 269C10 incidents
Hughes OH-6A4 incidents
Probable causes
Pilot error34 incidents
Unknown33 incidents
Under investigation19 incidents
Mechanical failure7 incidents
DateLocationModelFatalitiesSeverityCauseSource
2026-07-14🇨🇦Loughborough Inlet, Canada5002fatalUnder investigationCBC ↗
2026-05-07🇺🇸Oxford, United States369HS—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2026-03-27🇺🇸Haena, United States369D3fatalUnder investigationNTSB
2026-02-21🇺🇸Gettysburg, United States269A—seriousPilot errorNTSB ↗
2026-02-13🇫🇷Conques sur Orbiel , France369—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2026-01-27🇳🇿Paekakariki Hill, New Zealand269C2fatalUnder investigationNTSB
2026-01-22🇺🇸North Augusta, United States369—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2025-12-05🇺🇸Pryor, United States369D1fatalUnder investigationNTSB
2025-09-11🇺🇸Jim Thorpe, United States369D2fatalUnder investigationNTSB
2025-08-07🇺🇸West Alton, United States369D2fatalUnder investigationNTSB
2025-07-15🇪🇨Galapagos Islands, Ecuador369—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2025-02-22🇺🇸Santa Teresa, United StatesOH-6A—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2025-02-09🇩🇪Dippenricht, Germany269C2fatalUnder investigationNTSB
2024-11-05🇺🇸Waycross, United States369D—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2024-09-11🇺🇸Canton, United States369—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2024-06-01🇺🇸Danbury, United States269A—seriousUnder investigationNTSB
2024-05-10🇺🇸Crestview, United States369—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2024-03-18🇺🇸Belleville, United States369D—seriousUnder investigationNTSB
2024-02-20🇺🇸Hana, United States369D—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2024-01-29🇩🇪Erharting, Germany369—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2023-12-27🇺🇸Miami, United States369E1fatalUnknownNTSB
2023-09-29🇬🇧Middlesmoor, United Kingdom369—unknownUnknownNTSB
2023-08-05🇺🇸Elberon, United States369—seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2023-07-13🇺🇸Atchison, United States369D—unknownCFIT / TerrainNTSB CAROL ↗
2023-07-09🇺🇸Waldorf, United States369D—unknownUnknownNTSB
2023-06-27🇺🇸Anderson, United States269A—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2023-03-09🇺🇸Titusville, United States269A—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2023-02-23🇭🇺Budaors, Hungary269A—unknownUnknownNTSB
2023-02-06🇺🇸Yakima, United States269C—unknownUnknownNTSB
2023-02-05🇺🇸Yakima, United States269C—unknownCFIT / TerrainNTSB CAROL ↗
2022-12-08🇺🇸La Sal, United States369D—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2022-11-23🇺🇸Oxford, United States369HS—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2022-08-15🇺🇸Ely, United States369E—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2022-04-06🇨🇦Port McNeil, Canada3691fatalUnknownNTSB
2022-04-02🇺🇸Fort White, United States269A—minorWeatherNTSB CAROL ↗
2022-02-09🇺🇸Bel Air, United States369D—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2022-02-07🇵🇦Panama City, Panama369HS—unknownUnknownNTSB
2021-12-21🇺🇸Strawberry, United States369D—unknownUnknownNTSB
2021-12-14🇺🇸Crowley, United States269A—unknownUnknownNTSB
2021-11-14🇩🇪Klinga, Germany269C—seriousUnknownNTSB
2021-09-17🇺🇸Ash, United States369—unknownUnknownNTSB
2021-03-25🇺🇸Lake City, United States369D—unknownUnknownNTSB
2021-02-26🇺🇸Kaufman, United States369—unknownUnknownNTSB
2021-02-05🇺🇸Horseshoe Bend , United StatesOH-6A—seriousUnknownNTSB
2021-01-13🇺🇸Spanish Fork, United States269C—unknownUnknownNTSB
2021-01-09🇺🇸Winthrop, United States369D—unknownUnknownNTSB
2020-12-29🇺🇸Tuckers Crossing, United States369D1fatalUnknownNTSB
2020-10-27🇺🇸Honolulu, United States369—unknownUnknownNTSB
2020-08-06🇺🇸St Louis, United States369A—unknownUnknownNTSB
2020-08-05🇺🇸Delia, United States369—unknownUnknownNTSB
2020-04-25🇺🇸Pylesville, United States369—unknownUnknownNTSB
2020-01-08🇺🇸Preston, United StatesOH-6A—unknownUnknownNTSB
2019-09-01🇺🇸Asotin, United States369—unknownUnknownNTSB
2019-08-31🇺🇸Asotin, United States369—unknownUnknownNTSB CAROL ↗
2019-08-25🇺🇸Shamokin, United States269A—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2019-08-01🇸🇪Follebu, Sweden369—unknownUnknownNTSB
2019-07-24🇺🇸Springfield, United States269A—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2019-05-15🇺🇸Hampton, United States269B—unknownUnknownNTSB CAROL ↗
2019-03-13🇺🇸Keene, United StatesTH 55—unknownMechanical failureNTSB CAROL ↗
2019-03-05🇺🇸Talking Rock, United States3691fatalMechanical failureNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-11-02🇺🇸McDougal, United States3691fatalPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-10-17🇳🇿Wanaka, New Zealand3693fatalUnknownNTSB
2018-08-22🇺🇸Ridgeway, United States369—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-08-21🇺🇸Granger, United States3692fatalWeatherNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-08-17🇺🇸Riverside, United States369—seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-08-08🇺🇸Honolulu, United States369—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-07-04🇺🇸Majuro, United States3692fatalPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-05-19🇺🇸Stoneburg, United States369A—seriousCFIT / TerrainNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-04-29🇺🇸Newark, United States369—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-03-14🇺🇸San Antonio, United States269—minorPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-03-10🇺🇸Jacksonville, United States269—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-03-07🇺🇸Blair, United States369D—seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-02-19🇲🇭Pacific Ocean, Marshall Islands369D—minorMechanical failureNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-02-12🇺🇸Heber City, United States369—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-02-01🇺🇸Wrightwood, United States369—unknownMechanical failureNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-01-27🇺🇸Pomeroy, United States369D1fatalMechanical failureNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-01-11🇺🇸San Juan, United States369—seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2017-11-22🇺🇸Woodlawn, United States300—unknownMechanical failureNTSB CAROL ↗
2017-11-07🇺🇸Sulphur, United States369D2fatalPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2017-09-02🇺🇸Burnet, United States369A—seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2017-08-10🇺🇸Villa Grove, United States369D—seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2017-06-23🇺🇸Dennis, United States369—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2017-06-10🇺🇸Tallulah, United States269C—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2017-03-24🇬🇧Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom500 Model 369E—seriousPilot errorAAIB ↗
2017-02-22🌐Unknown369A—seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2017-02-19🇳🇿Raetihi, New Zealand369E—seriousUnknownNTSB
2017-02-08🇺🇸Price, United StatesOH-6A—unknownMechanical failureNTSB CAROL ↗
2016-11-16🇺🇸Pukoo, United States3692fatalUnknownNTSB
2016-11-15🇺🇸Pukoo, United States3692fatalWeatherNTSB CAROL ↗
2016-09-22🇺🇸Ozark, United States269B—minorUnknownNTSB CAROL ↗
2016-09-09🇺🇸Peach Orchard, United States369—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2016-08-10🇺🇸Howe, United States269C1fatalUnknownNTSB
2016-08-09🇺🇸Howe, United States269C1fatalPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2016-07-29🇺🇸Morris, United States269A—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2016-07-27🇩🇪Senheim, Germany369—unknownUnknownNTSB
2016-07-01🇺🇸Cullman, United States269C—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2016-06-21🇺🇸Princeton, United States269B—minorPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2016-04-08🇺🇸Weatherford, United States369—seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2016-03-26🇺🇸Jamestown, United States369—unknownWeatherNTSB CAROL ↗
2015-11-24🇺🇸Carlisle, United States369D—unknownUnknownNTSB

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