What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11/18/22 at approximately 1027PST, privacy data omitted, a 1973 Cessna 172M airplane, was conducting pattern operations on runway 30R, at the North Las Vegas airport,(vgt), in North Las Vegas, Nevada, when it collided with privacy data omitted, a 2006 Robinson R-44 helicopter, which was in a hover on runway 30R, near taxiway kilo.
Of the two aircraft,privacy data omitted sustained substantial damage and an initial report stated that privacy data omitted is believed to have sustained moderate damage. There were no reported injuries from occupants of either aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/18/22 AT APPROXIMATELY 1027PST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A 1973 CESSNA 172M AIRPLANE, WAS CONDUCTING PATTERN OPERATIONS ON RUNWAY 30R, AT THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT,(VGT), IN NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A 2006 ROBINSON R-44 HELICOPTER, WHICH WAS IN A HOVER ON RUNWAY 30R, NEAR TAXIWAY KILO.
OF THE TWO AIRCRAFT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND AN INITIAL REPORT STATED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS BELIEVED TO HAVE SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES FROM OCCUPANTS OF EITHER AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other aircraft in the event · 1
Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.