# NTSB UNK64X0314: Hiller UH12E, N5380V, Miami, FL, January 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1964
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0314
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0314

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0263  64/1/21    MIAMI FLA           HILLER UH12E        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1020                    N5380V              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             AGE 39, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACARTHUR HELIPRT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5380V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5380V-1976-12-29), registration cancelled 1976-12-29, S/N 2083 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Macarthur Heliprt

## Other investigations on N5380V (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 SEA77FYG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYG11), Nov 19, 1976: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N5380V), Ephrata, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X1532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1532), Apr 30, 1964: Hiller UH12E (N5380V), Tallulah, LA, 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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