# NTSB Accident LAX97LA179
> **Hiller UH-12E** · 1997-05-14 · TRUCKEE, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA179
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07949
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-14
- **Location:** TRUCKEE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.330444, -120.239707
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hiller
- **Model:** UH-12E
- **Registration:** N7082D
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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