# NTSB Accident WPR10FA440
> **HILLER UH 12E** · 2010-08-31 · Kamiah, ID, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR10FA440
- **Event ID:** 20100831X45241
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-08-31
- **Location:** Kamiah, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.2275, -116.036666
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HILLER
- **Model:** UH 12E
- **Registration:** N67264
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

In-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 determined.

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