# Accident 19841017057559A: Hughes 369HS, Grosse Ile, MI, October 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1984, 21:00 local time
- Place: Grosse Ile, MI
- Airport: Grosse Ile
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1306° N, 83.1506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1306&lon=-83.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9034F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9034F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,110 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841017057559A

## Narrative

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

STARTED ENGINE WITH MAIN ROTORS TIEDOWN. BLADE SLIPPED OUT OF SOCK, STRUCK TAIL BOOM AND TURTLE BACK.

## 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 CHI85LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA018), Oct 18, 1984: Hughes 500 (N9034F), Grosse Ile, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9034F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790820032589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790820032589I), Aug 20, 1979: Hughes 369HS (N9034F), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Student attempted to park inside hangar under its own power. Rotor blades struck hangar door.

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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