# NTSB CHI79FEC47: Hughes 369H5, N9034F, Grosse Ile, MI, August 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1979
- Place: Grosse Ile, MI · GROSSE ILE, MI
- Location: 42.1292° N, 83.1444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grosse Ile, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1292&lon=-83.1444&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEC47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2294  79/8/20    GROSSE ILE,MI       HUGHES 369H5        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 105
        TIME - 2130                    N9034F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GROSSE ILE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC,MI                  GROSSE ILE,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: GROUND TAXI FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- HANGER DOOR & 2 AIRCRAFT DAMAGED.STU PLT ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION ACFT INSIDE HANGER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9034F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9034F), registered now, S/N 790105S, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369H5
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grosse Ile

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

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

## Other investigations on N9034F (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

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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