- Date
- April 3, 1981
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N62360Hiller UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810403014289A
- Case key
- 126522
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1902 81/4/3 MIAMI,FL HILLER UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 7990 TIME - 1415 N62360 PX- 0 1 0 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BOGUS PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- T/R BLADE,S/N 11055,COMPOSED OF IMP SKIN MATL,RIVETS INSTLD INCRTY,BAL SCREW NOT LOCK WIRED,ETC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62360
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Miami Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.