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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Kamiah, ID · August 31, 2010

Date: August 31, 2010 · 10:20 local
Place: Kamiah, ID
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: VLHA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N67264
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10FA440
Reported as: Hiller UH-12E
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,116 total380 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N67264Registration cancelled Feb 24, 2012 · Hiller UH-12ES/N 2509 · Built 1965 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E Engine modelAllison 250 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Flight was for the state of Idaho fish and game to count fish on the selway river. Pilot notified statecom flight following he was landing at Kamiah, ID with no reason for the deviation. The flight plan did not include landing at Kamiah, ID. Catastrophic failure of the tail rotor due to FOD from the cabin or cockpit resulted in loss of the tail rotor, tail rotor gear box and approximately 5 feet of the tail boom. The helicopter entered a rapid decent and hit flat with a very high g load with the main rotor striking the corner of a house, a travel trailer and two propane tanks. There was no fire.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT WAS FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO FISH AND GAME TO COUNT FISH ON THE SELWAY RIVER. PILOT NOTIFIED STATECOM FLIGHT FOLLOWING HE WAS LANDING AT KAMIAH, ID WITH NO REASON FOR THE DEVIATION. THE FLIGHT PLAN DID NOT INCLUDE LANDING AT KAMIAH, ID. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR DUE TO FOD FROM THE CABIN OR COCKPIT RESULTED IN LOSS OF THE TAIL ROTOR, TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX AND APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET OF THE TAIL BOOM. THE HELICOPTER ENTERED A RAPID DECENT AND HIT FLAT WITH A VERY HIGH G LOAD WITH THE MAIN ROTOR STRIKING THE CORNER OF A HOUSE, A TRAVEL TRAILER AND TWO PROPANE TANKS. THERE WAS NO FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR10FA440Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportKamiah, IDIn-flight impact of a passenger's metal clipboard with the helicopter’s tail rotor, which resulted in destruction of the tail rotor and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter. The original location of the clipboard and how it became free could not be…Aug 31, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N67264 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19990119014949ALow Level Operations · Tensed, ID(.19)On January 19, 1999, approxiamtely 1530 hours pacific standard time, a Hiller UH-12E, turbo-shaft powered rotorcraft, N67264, registered to james r. pope, being operated by valley helicopter service, and being flown by a commercial pilot, was destroyed…Jan 19, 1999 · Destroyed Accident 19940614021009APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Clarkston, WALost altitude and rotor control. Auto rotated. Hard impact. Chopped tails. Ballast weight pin lost. Bar hit rotor.Jun 14, 1994 · Reported as Hiller UH12L4 · Substantial damage