Bell Helicopter Textron Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Engineer
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 42; Flight Crew Total 38800; Flight Crew Type 150
Distraction
Airspace Violation All Types; Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Unauthorized Flight Operations (UAS); Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
I was in a slow circle over a landmark when I saw what I thought was a bird slightly above and to my right. I dropped collective to about 1;200 ft. and watched the object pass to my right and above. The object appeared to be a drone with 4 rotors. I made a wide circle in an attempt to see who or where the drone operator was but was unable to locate.
Helicopter Single Pilot reported a near miss with a drone at 1;200 ft.