# Accident 19780317005739A: Hughes 369HE, Ellisville, IL, March 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1978
- Place: Ellisville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Location: 40.6273° N, 90.3060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellisville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6273&lon=-90.3060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8393F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 522 total, 64 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEV22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780317005739A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER WALKED INTO ROTOR BLADE WHILE DEPARTING HELICOPTER.

## 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 CHI78FEV22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV22), Mar 17, 1978: Hughes 500D (N8393F), Ellisville, IL, substantial damage, 1 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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