# Accident 19770307006649A: Hughes 269C, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, March 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1977
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft.Lauderdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7438F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7438F-1986-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DKT27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKT27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770307006649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA77DKT27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKT27), Mar 7, 1977: Hughes 269C (N7438F), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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