# Accident 19800615045749A: Hiller UH12D, Miami Beach, FL, June 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1980, 16:45 local time
- Place: Miami Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8114° N, 80.1449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8114&lon=-80.1449&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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 56 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615045749A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IN WATER AFTER TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

## 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 MIA80FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA069), Jun 15, 1980: Hiller UH-12D (N9299Z), Miami Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9299Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19771022039549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771022039549A), Oct 22, 1977: Hiller UH12D (N9299Z), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Circling boats which appeared to have run aground.

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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