# NTSB MIA81FA053: Hiller UH-12D, N62376, Miami Beach, FL, March 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1981
- Place: Miami Beach, FL · MIAMI BEACH, FL
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127375
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0239  81/3/20    MIAMI BEACH,FL      HILLER UH-12D       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1298
        TIME - 1345                    N62376              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 144 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    MIAMI BEACH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     320
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD ENCOUNTERING SEVERE TURBC DRG LOW ALT TURN OVER CITY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62376](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62376-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 1113, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12D
- Registry model: [Hiller H-23D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-h-23d) (registry code 4360120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810320011329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810320011329A), Mar 20, 1981: Hiller UH12E, Miami Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Severe turbulence over city. Lost altitude. Struck power pole on decidion to autorotate to a street landing.

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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