# Accident 20240724009899A: Hiller UH-12E, Big Fisher Lake, ID, July 24, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2024, 07:30 local time
- Place: Big Fisher Lake, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8384° N, 116.5674° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8384&lon=-116.5674&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3375T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3375T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 272 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240724009899A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS FLOWN FROM BONNERS FERRY, ID TO BIG FISHER LAKE, ID. AFTER ARRIVAL WHILE HOVERING OVER WATER, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HOVER. MOVING OVER LAND, SKIDS HIT A ROCK AND ROLLED OVER AND THE MAIN ROTOR 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 WPR24LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA262), Jul 24, 2024: Hiller UH-12E (N3375T), Bonners Ferry, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper selection of a landing site, which resulted in a main rotor strike. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper performance planning and altitude selection over water,…

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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