35.0845° N, 106.6511° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 1, 2019 · 22:34 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N120PD
Reported as
Eurocopter EC120B
Reported engine
Turbomeca ARRIUS-2F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
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.
On August 1, 2019, at 2234, an Albuquerque police department's H120 helicopter, N120PD, was illuminated by a green laser near the intersection of menaul and bryn mawr. Crew experienced adverse vision effect but was unharmed. The helicopter was not damaged. The flight originated and terminated at kabq.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 1, 2019, AT 2234, AN ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S H120 HELICOPTER, N120PD, WAS ILLUMINATED BY A GREEN LASER NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MENAUL AND BRYN MAWR. CREW EXPERIENCED ADVERSE VISION EFFECT BUT WAS UNHARMED. THE HELICOPTER WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AND TERMINATED AT KABQ.