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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12E · Miami Beach, FL · March 20, 1981

Date
March 20, 1981 · 13:45 local
Place
Miami Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N62376
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FA053
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,298 total144 in this make and model143 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Severe turbulence over city. Lost altitude. Struck power pole on decidion to autorotate to a street landing.

As the FAA filed it

SEVERE TURBULENCE OVER CITY. LOST ALTITUDE. STRUCK POWER POLE ON DECIDION TO AUTOROTATE TO A STREET LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.