# Incident 20200201003019I: Eurocopter AS 350 B3, Albuquerque, NM, February 1, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2020, 18:55 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- 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: N911ZZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911ZZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (registry code 8680954, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3
- 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/20200201003019I

## Narrative

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

ON 2/01/2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1855 HRS. (0155Z) WHILE CONDUCTING A CRIMINAL PATROL FLIGHT, THE AIRCREW WAS ILLUMINATED WITH A HIGH INTENSITY GREEN LASER. THE AIRCREW QUICKLY LOCATED THE SUSPECT AT 2026 VERMONT ST NE IN ALBUQUERQUE NM. THE AIRCREW DIRECTED ALBUQUERQUE PD OFFICERS TO THE ADDRESS OF THE SUSPECT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONFESSED TO THE LASING THE AIRCREW AND SURRENDERED THE LASER DEVISE TO THE OFFICERS.

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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