# NTSB CHI78FEV22: Hughes 500D, N8393F, Ellisville, IL, March 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1978
- Place: Ellisville, IL · ELLISVILLE, IL
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEV22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0770  78/3/17  NR.ELLISVILLE,IL      HUGHES 500D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 522
        TIME - 1145                    N8393F              PX-  1  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGBAY,IL               ELLISVILLE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PASSENGER WALKED INTO ROTOR BLADE WHILE DEPARTING HELICOPTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8393F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 500D
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780317005739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780317005739A), Mar 17, 1978: Hughes 369HE, Ellisville, IL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Passenger walked into rotor blade while departing helicopter.

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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