# NTSB Accident WPR20LA224
> **Hiller UH 12D** · 2020-07-17 · Mehama, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR20LA224
- **Event ID:** 20200717X44819
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-07-17
- **Location:** Mehama, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.794723, -122.61916
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hiller
- **Model:** UH 12D
- **Registration:** N2297W
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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