# Incident 20190801013199I: Eurocopter EC120B, Albuquerque, NM, August 1, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2019, 22:34 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120PD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER EC120B
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIUS 2F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190801013199I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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