# Incident 20121229028269I: Eurocopter EC 130 B4, Las Vegas, NV, December 29, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2012, 07:05 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KBMA
- 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: N663SH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER EC 130 B4
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2B1
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 17,243 total, 1,923 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121229028269I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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