# Accident 19810320011329A: Hiller UH12E, Miami Beach, FL, March 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1981, 13:45 local time
- Place: Miami Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From 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: N62376, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62376-2013-04-29) (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 UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,298 total, 144 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810320011329A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA81FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA053), Mar 20, 1981: Hiller UH-12D (N62376), Miami Beach, FL, destroyed

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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