Hughes/MD 500 — NTSB accident & incident reports

142 reports since 2015, most recent Jul 14, 2026 · 32 fatal · type designator H500

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• Hughes 369 at British Columbia, Canada
  Jul 14, 2026 · Notice · 2 fatal · C-GHFL
• Mcdonnell Douglas MD80 — Landing gear collapse at Dachi Su, Kyrgyzstan
  Jul 7, 2026 · Notice · None · EX-80003
• Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500 — Roll over at TWF (Twin Falls, ID)
  May 14, 2026 · Preliminary · 1 minor · N952SF
• Hughes 369HS — Hard landing at DRO (Oxford, CO)
  May 7, 2026 · Preliminary · None · N926ES
• Md Helicopter 369 at Haast, New Zealand
  May 4, 2026 · Preliminary · 1 serious · ZK-HCC
• Mcdonnell Douglas MD80 — Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail at La Guaira, Venezuela
  Mar 31, 2026 · Final · None · YV3499
• Hughes 369D — Flight control sys malf/fail at Haena, HI
  Mar 26, 2026 · Preliminary · 3 fatal, 2 serious · N715KV
• Md Helicopters Inc 369FF — Low altitude operation/event at Mojave, CA
  Mar 9, 2026 · Preliminary · 1 fatal · N530XX
• Hughes 369 at Conques sur Orbiel, France
  Feb 13, 2026 · Final · 1 minor · F-GJLX
• Hughes 369 — Engine shutdown at North Augusta, SC
  Jan 22, 2026 · Preliminary · None · N105AC
• Md Helicopters Llc 369FF — Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) at E81 (Superior, AZ)
  Jan 2, 2026 · Preliminary · 4 fatal · N3502P
• Hughes 369D — Loss of control in flight at Pryor, OK
  Dec 5, 2025 · Preliminary · 1 fatal · N161LA
• Hughes 369D — Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) at Jim Thorpe, PA
  Sep 11, 2025 · Preliminary · 2 fatal · N5072F
• Hughes 369D — Miscellaneous/other at N/A (West Alton, MO)
  Aug 7, 2025 · Preliminary · 2 fatal · N173AL
• Hughes 369 — Loss of engine power (partial) at Galapagos Islands, Panama
  Jul 15, 2025 · Final · None · HP-1983PA
• Md Helicopters Inc 369E — Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) at Meeker, CO
  Jun 25, 2025 · Preliminary · 1 fatal · N411WJ
• Hughes OH-6A — Miscellaneous/other at DNA (Santa Teresa, NM)
  Feb 22, 2025 · Preliminary · None · N4191T
• Md Helicopters Inc 369FF — Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) at TBN (Cookville, MO)
  Feb 16, 2025 · Final · None · N6100N
• Md Helicopter 369 — Loss of control in flight at Langtora, Sweden
  Nov 18, 2024 · Preliminary · None · SE-JVM
• Md Helicopter 500 — Loss of control in flight at Uppsala, Sweden
  Nov 18, 2024 · Preliminary · 2 minor · SE-JVM
• Hughes 369D — External load event (Rotorcraft) at AYS (Waycross, GA)
  Nov 5, 2024 · Final · 1 minor · N11AS
• Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E — Hard landing at 3T2 (Manvel, TX)
  Sep 30, 2024 · Final · None · N8372F
• Hughes 369 — Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) at Canton, MI
  Sep 11, 2024 · Preliminary · None · N8969F
• Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E — Loss of tail rotor effectiveness at P52 (Cottonwood, AZ)
  Jul 13, 2024 · Preliminary · None · N473E
• Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369 — Dynamic rollover at Mesa, AZ
  Jul 9, 2024 · Final · None · N540HH
• Hughes 369 — Hard landing at CEW (Crestview, FL)
  May 10, 2024 · Final · None · N969VS
• Mcdonnell Douglas MD80 — Runway excursion at DNMM (Lagos, Nigeria)
  Apr 23, 2024 · Preliminary · None · 5N-BKI
• Md Helicopters Inc 369FF — Low altitude operation/event at RVR (Ceiba, PR)
  Apr 9, 2024 · Final · None · N5841Z
• Hughes 369D — Miscellaneous/other at Belleville, WV
  Mar 18, 2024 · Final · 1 serious · N102SU
• Md Helicopter 369E/500E — Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail at LIH (Kekaha, HI)
  Feb 27, 2024 · Final · 1 serious, 4 minor · N633JH
• Hughes 369D — Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) at Hana, HI
  Feb 20, 2024 · Final · None · N690WA
• Hughes 369 — Loss of engine power (total) at Erharting, Germany
  Jan 29, 2024 · Preliminary · 1 minor · D-HMIK
• Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E — Dynamic rollover at Waialua, HI
  Jan 25, 2024 · Final · None · N545PH
• Hughes Helicopters Inc 369E — Part(s) separation from AC at TMB (Miami, FL)
  Dec 27, 2023 · Final · 1 fatal · N757TB
• Md Helicopters Inc 369FF — Abnormal runway contact at FFZ (Mesa, AZ)
  Nov 6, 2023 · Final · None · N369FF
• Hughes 369 — Loss of engine power (total) at Middlesmoor, United Kingdom
  Sep 29, 2023 · Preliminary · None · G-OBAS
• Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E — Hard landing at AXH (Arcola, TX)
  Sep 7, 2023 · Final · None · N8372F
• Hughes 369 — Low altitude operation/event at NONE (Elberon, VA)
  Aug 5, 2023 · Final · 2 serious · N353AH
• Hughes 369D — Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) at Atchison, KS
  Jul 13, 2023 · Final · None · N533DR
• Hughes 369D — Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail at None (Waldorf, MD)
  Jul 9, 2023 · Final · 3 minor · N5027P
• Md Helicopter 500 — Loss of engine power (total) at Glenorchy, New Zealand
  Jun 2, 2023 · Preliminary · None · ZK-IFT
• Mcdonnell Douglas 500 — Loss of engine power (total) at Dansey Pass, Livingston, New Zealand
  Mar 2, 2023 · Preliminary · 1 serious · ZK-IES
• Hughes 369D — Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) at N/A (La Sal, UT)
  Dec 8, 2022 · Final · None · N458HW
• Hughes 369HS — Hard landing at DRO (Oxford, CO)
  Nov 23, 2022 · Final · None · N668M
• Md Helicopters Inc 369E — Hard landing at LVJ (Pearland, TX)
  Aug 29, 2022 · Final · None · N1576F
• Hughes Helicopters Inc 369E — Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) at Ely, NV
  Aug 15, 2022 · Final · None · N500AR
• Mcdonnell Douglas MD80 — Landing gear collapse at MIA (Miami, FL)
  Jun 21, 2022 · Final · 4 minor · HI-1064
• Hughes 369 at Port McNeil, Canada
  Apr 6, 2022 · Preliminary · 1 fatal · C-GJLC
• Md Helicopters Inc 369 — Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) at Loxahatchee, FL
  Mar 18, 2022 · Final · 2 fatal · N650AG
• Hughes (Md Helicopters) 369 — Loss of engine power (partial) at Adair, IA
  Mar 17, 2022 · Final · 1 minor · N500MZ

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