Hiller UH-12D N62376
20 March 1981 · Miami Beach, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 March 1981 at about 13:45 local time, a Hiller UH-12D registered N62376, operated by Tropical Helic, was involved in an accident during in flight near Miami Beach, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami Beach, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12D
- Registration
- N62376
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tropical Helic
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Miami, Fl → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0239
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT RPRTD ENCOUNTERING SEVERE TURBC DRG LOW ALT TURN OVER CITY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1981 | Hiller UH-12D | Cahokia, Illinois, United States | GW Pepper Serv | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1981 | Hiller UH-12D | Junction City, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1980 | Hiller UH-12D | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | Dade Helicopte | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1983 | Hiller UH-12D | Near Oakridge, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1979 | Hiller UH-12D | Minot, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Hiller UH-12D | Bricktown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |