# Accident 19771022039549A: Hiller UH12D, Miami, FL, October 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1977
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9299Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9299Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 450 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771022039549A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING BOATS WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE RUN AGROUND.

## 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 MIA78DKT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT08), Oct 22, 1977: Hiller Acft UH-12D (N9299Z), Miami, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9299Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19800615045749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615045749A), Jun 15, 1980: Hiller UH12D (N9299Z), Miami Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during emergency landing in water after transmission failure.

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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