36.1750° N, 115.1372° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 29, 2012 · 07:05 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KBMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N663SH
Reported as
Eurocopter EC 130 B4
Reported engine
Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
17,243 total1,923 in this make and model183 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landmark 51, N663SH, an EC-130 helicopter departed on a tour flight from the Las Vegas mccarran airport. Shortly after departure, the right main gear box cowling opened during flight. Due to an unusual shutter during take off, landmark 51 returned to the airport. Landmark 51 landed on the ramp near the company facility without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
LANDMARK 51, N663SH, AN EC-130 HELICOPTER DEPARTED ON A TOUR FLIGHT FROM THE LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN AIRPORT. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BOX COWLING OPENED DURING FLIGHT. DUE TO AN UNUSUAL SHUTTER DURING TAKE OFF, LANDMARK 51 RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. LANDMARK 51 LANDED ON THE RAMP NEAR THE COMPANY FACILITY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.