# Accident 19970514010989A: Hiller UH12E, Truckee, CA, May 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1997, 11:59 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: JYEL
- Location: 39.3304° N, 120.2397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3304&lon=-120.2397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7082D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7082D-1998-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,878 total, 855 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970514010989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

200FT LINE CAUGHT IN TREE CAUSING HELECOPTER TO COLLIDE WITH GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 LAX97LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA179), May 14, 1997: Hiller UH-12E (N7082D), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the unsuccessful attempt to release the long line from the belly hook after it became entangled in a tree.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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