# NTSB MIA80FA105: Hughes 269C, N10PY, Miami, FL, September 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1980
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127892
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FA105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3278  80/9/18  NR.MIAMI,FL           HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3080
        TIME - 1320                    N10PY               PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 284 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: ELECTRIC PUMPS
        REMARKS- ACFT LEASED TO RADIO STATION TO MEASURE FLD INTENSITIES ARND TRANSMITTER.FIRE EXT FAILED TO WORK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10PY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10PY-1980-12-16), registration cancelled 1980-12-16, S/N 360478, built 1976 (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 19800918057759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800918057759A), Sep 18, 1980: Hughes 269C, Miami, FL, Destroyed. Fire erupted in engine compartment just prior to landing in a swampty area. Exact cause of fire unknown.

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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