# Incident 20150608011779I: Bell HH-1H, NV, June 8, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2015, 10:15 local time
- Place: NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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 HH-1H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150608011779I

## Narrative

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

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 SIDE OF SLIDE MOUNTAIN AT N 39 17.938  BY W 119 051.947, AT APPROXIMATELY 7,000 FEET MSL.  THE PILOT HAD JUST COMPLETED LOWERING ONE QUALIFIED CREWMEMBER TO THE GROUND, AND HAD THE SECOND CREWMEMBER HALF-WAY DOWN FROM AN APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET HOIST.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE IN A HOVER AT 75 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A DOWNDRAFT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET.  THE PILOT APPLIED POWER TO ARREST THE DESCENT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY HEARD FOUR LOUD POPS.  THE PILOT LOOKED OUT TO THE LEFT AND SAW THE TREE TOPS APPEARED TO HAVE FRESH CUTS.  THE PILOT NOTIFIED HIS CREW AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 1 MILE EAST DOWN IN WASHOE VALLEY.  NO ONE WAS INJURED.

## Other reports on N911NV (1)

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

- [Incident 20080402835859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080402835859I), Apr 2, 2008: Bell HH1H (N911NV), Reno, NV, Minor damage. (-23) The main rotor tip contacted the top of a ravine causing damage to the rotor blade.

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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