# NTSB Accident MIA02TA082
> **Aerospatiale SA319B Alouette III** · 2002-04-09 · Altoona, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA02TA082
- **Event ID:** 20020416X00516
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-04-09
- **Location:** Altoona, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.100833, -81.618888
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** SA319B Alouette III
- **Registration:** N2UH
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The intentional operation of the helicopter with known deficiencies in equipment (inoperative normal brakes), and the pilot's improper use of the cyclic flight controls after the helicopter started rolling following touchdown.

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