# Accident 20200717012169A: Hiller UH-12D, Mehama, OR, July 17, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2020, 08:54 local time
- Place: Mehama, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GEVG
- Location: 44.7947° N, 122.6192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7947&lon=-122.6192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2297W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2297W-2020-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12D
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200717012169A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER DEPARTED ONE FIELD TO RELOCATE TO NEXT FIELD FOR SPRAYING.

WITNESSES REPORT HEARING ENGINE PITCH CHANGE AND THEN HEARD HELICOPTER IMPACT THE TREES.

ACCORDING  TO FARM OWNER, HEARD PILOT REPORT "GOING DOWN"

IT APPEARS HELICOPTER STRUCK SOME TREES AND IMPACTED THE 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 WPR20LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA224), Jul 17, 2020: Hiller UH 12D (N2297W), Mehama, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight separation of a tail rotor blade due to fatigue cracking and overstress, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent ground impact.

## Other reports on N2297W (2)

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

- [Incident 19980612025279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980612025279I), Jun 12, 1998: Hiller UH12D (N2297W), St Paul, OR. Mr. Harchenko during spraying operations on 06-17-98 struck a powerline. Heindicated he had flown over the field prior to spraying, but missed this particular…
- [Accident 19931207046099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931207046099A), Dec 7, 1993: Hiller UH12D (N2297W), Sublimity, OR, Substantial damage. Failed check fuel prior takeoff for tree hauling. Engine quit in 30 minutes. Drop load. Landed. Tanks were empty.

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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