# Incident 20080402835859I: Bell HH1H, Reno, NV, April 2, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2008, 16:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911NV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911NV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell HH-1H (registry code 1180605, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-hh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HH1H
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,454 total, 1,935 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080402835859I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE MAIN ROTOR TIP CONTACTED THE TOP OF A RAVINE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR BLADE.

## Other reports on N911NV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150608011779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150608011779I), Jun 8, 2015: Bell HH-1H (N911NV), NV, Minor damage. A Bell HH-1H helicopter, operated under public use by washoe county sheriff's office, struck the top of a tree while conducting hoist training on the south…

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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