19810403014289A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12E · Miami, FL · April 3, 1981

Date
April 3, 1981 · 14:15 local
Place
Miami, FL
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N62360
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FA062
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540C2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,505 total240 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Tail rotor blade failed at low altitude over congested area. Lost control hit building roof. Improper maintenance.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR BLADE FAILED AT LOW ALTITUDE OVER CONGESTED AREA. LOST CONTROL HIT BUILDING ROOF. IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

NTSB investigation

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