# NTSB Accident WPR24LA262
> **HILLER UH-12E** · 2024-07-24 · Bonners Ferry, ID, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR24LA262
- **Event ID:** 20240730194811
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-07-24
- **Location:** Bonners Ferry, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.838352, -116.56743
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HILLER
- **Model:** UH-12E
- **Registration:** N3375T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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, which resulted in an rpm droop.

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