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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Miami, FL · September 18, 1980

Date
September 18, 1980 · 13:20 local
Place
Miami, FL
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N10PY
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FA105
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,080 total284 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fire erupted in engine compartment just prior to landing in a swampty area. Exact cause of fire unknown.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE ERUPTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT JUST PRIOR TO LANDING IN A SWAMPTY AREA. EXACT CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.