# NTSB MIA79FA045: Hughes 269C, N7450F, Andytown, FL, January 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1979
- Place: Andytown, FL · ANDYTOWN, FL
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0450  79/1/27  NR.ANDYTOWN,FL        HUGHES 269C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 684
        TIME - 1900                    N7450F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANDYTOWN,FL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           WEATHER - RAIN
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DARK NIGHT. 0.3MG/100 ML METHAQUALONE DRUG LEVEL FOUND IN BLOOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7450F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7450F-1982-01-04), registration cancelled 1982-01-04, S/N 660513 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790127007659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790127007659A), Jan 27, 1979: Hughes 269C, Andytown, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed at night during light rain. Pathologists found blood methaqualone of 0.3MG per 100 ml, the eqvl 300 mg tabl

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.

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