# Accident 19761023036159A: Hiller H23D, Lake Worth, FL, October 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1976
- Place: Lake Worth, FL
- Airport: Lantana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Aircraft: N62401, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62401-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller H-23D (registry code 4360120, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-h-23d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER H23D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,875 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761023036159A

## Narrative

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

FUEL LINE CONTAINED DIRT AND WATER.

## 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 MIA77FKT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT05), Oct 23, 1976: Hiller UH-12D (N62401), Lake Worth, FL, substantial damage

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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