- Date
- June 15, 1980
- Place
- Miami Beach, FL · MIAMI BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9299ZHiller UH-12D
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800615045749A
- Case key
- 130481
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1685 80/6/15 NR.MIAMI BEACH,FL HILLER UH-12D CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 6300 TIME - 1645 N9299Z PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CITY OF MIAMI HEL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- SUN GEAR,P/N 23530-3,TOOTH HARDNESS MEASURED 35RC,MANUF SPECS REQUIRE 60RC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9299Z
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- City Of Miami Hel
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Other investigations on N9299Z · 1
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