# NTSB MIA81FKT31: Hiller Acft UH-12D, N62362, Miami, FL, March 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1981
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FKT31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0437   81/3/8    MIAMI,FL            HILLER ACFT UH-12D  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1805                    N62362              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     AGE 31, 1230 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62362](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62362-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N 1075, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT 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: Substantial damage

## 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 19810308008849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308008849A), Mar 8, 1981: Hiller UH12D, Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Engine rod bolt broke. Caused rod failure. Made hard autorotation landing. Rolled over.

## Other investigations on N62362 (2)

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 CHI84LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA263), Jun 26, 1984: Hiller UH 12 D (N62362), Deerfield, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FKT61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKT61), Mar 15, 1976: Hiller UH-12D (N62362), Miami, FL, substantial damage

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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