Plane Crash List

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.

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no coordinates
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15 Jun 1980 Hiller UH-12D
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21 Jul 1979 Hiller UH-12D
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no coordinates
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8 Jun 1983 Hiller UH-12D
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no coordinates
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