# N233JP: Bell HH-1H

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell HH-1H](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-hh-1h) (registry code 1180605, 15 seats)
- Serial number: 70-2478
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: December 17, 2018
- Expires: December 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A2147B
- Registered owner: [Washoe County Sheriff Dept](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASHOE%20COUNTY%20SHERIFF%20DEPT)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5510° N, 119.8011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89512, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=233JP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N233JP

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Bell HH-1H)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR13GA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13GA338), Jul 23, 2013: Bell HH-1H (N233JP), Mount Charleston, NV, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The premature hoisting operation and the inadvertent disengagement of the hoist hook on the rescuer’s harness in dark night conditions. Contributing to the accident was a lack of direct audio…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20130722017699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130722017699A), Jul 22, 2013: Bell HH-1H (N233JP), Mt. Charleston, NV, No damage, 1 fatal. On 07-22-13 at approximately 2220 hours, a Bell HH-1H helicopter, operated by the las vegas metropolitan police department responded to an area within the…
- [Incident 20120518012079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120518012079I), May 18, 2012: Bell HH-1H (N233JP), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Wind shifted during complex training flight causing rotor blade to come in contact with canyon wall.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Bell HH-1H aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-hh-1h/aircraft.md

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