# NTSB MIA79FA095: Hiller UH-12E, N527HA, Homestead, FL, January 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1979
- Place: Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3159  79/1/29  NR.HOMESTEAD,FL       HILLER UH-12E       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 13657
        TIME - 1520                    N527HA              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT-A-PORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HOMESTEAD,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED CONTROL MALF AFTR LIFT-OFF.NO EVIDENCE OF MECH FAILURE FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N527HA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527HA-2001-10-10), registration cancelled 2001-10-10, S/N 5027, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Port-A-Port

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790129001889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790129001889A), Jan 29, 1979: Hiller UH12E, Homestead, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff. AD note 78-22-08 had not been complied with.

## Other investigations on N527HA (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 CHI92DCD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCD09), Aug 21, 1992: Hiller Hiller UH-12E (N527HA), Dows, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: CONTAMINATED FUEL RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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.

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