# Incident 20120518012079I: Bell HH-1H, Las Vegas, NV, May 18, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N233JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N233JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell HH-1H (registry code 1180605, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-hh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HH-1H
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120518012079I

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFTED DURING COMPLEX TRAINING FLIGHT CAUSING ROTOR BLADE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH CANYON WALL.

## Other reports on N233JP (1)

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

- [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…

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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