# Accident 19810308008849A: Hiller UH12D, Miami, FL, March 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1981, 18:05 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N62362, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62362-2014-11-12) (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 UH12D
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FKT31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308008849A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ROD BOLT BROKE. CAUSED ROD FAILURE. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 MIA81FKT31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT31), Mar 8, 1981: Hiller Acft UH-12D (N62362), Miami, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62362 (2)

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

- [Accident 19840626033649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840626033649A), Jun 26, 1984: Hiller H23D (N62362), Deerfield, WI, Substantial damage. Helicopter hit powerlines during spray run to test spraying equipment.
- [Accident 19760315010879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760315010879A), Mar 15, 1976: Hiller H23D (N62362), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Sightseeing flt

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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