# Incident 19890202008409I: Hughes 369D, Monroe, NH, February 2, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Monroe, NH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 44.2603° N, 72.0548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2603&lon=-72.0548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1097G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1097G-1990-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890202008409I

## Narrative

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

ROPE ATTACHED TO HELICOPTER WAS HIT BY A ROTOR BLADE. SHUT DOWN AND LANDED. ONE BLADE DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N1097G (1)

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

- [Accident 19891117045899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891117045899A), Nov 17, 1989: Hughes 369D (N1097G), Barstow, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. While stringing wire, long line and load tangled in powerline crossbar, causing loss of control and spin to ground.

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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