# Accident 19790127007659A: Hughes 269C, Andytown, FL, January 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Andytown, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1459° N, 80.4417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andytown, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1459&lon=-80.4417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7450F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7450F-1982-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 684 total, 151 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790127007659A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED AT NIGHT DURING LIGHT RAIN. PATHOLOGISTS FOUND BLOOD METHAQUALONE OF 0.3MG PER 100 ML, THE EQVL 300 MG TABL

## 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 MIA79FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA045), Jan 27, 1979: Hughes 269C (N7450F), Andytown, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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