# Accident 20221118021912A: Robinson Helicopter R44, North Las Vegas, NV, November 18, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2022, 10:27 local time
- Place: North Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2107° N, 115.1944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2107&lon=-115.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4050P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4050P-2025-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-F1B5 (registry code 42353, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-f1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 32 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221118021912A

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N88E, Cessna 172M: no report for this aircraft; [N88E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88E) is registered now

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR23LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA041), Nov 18, 2022: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N4050P), Las Vegas, NV, minor damage. Probable cause: The student helicopter pilot’s failure to follow the tower controller’s landing instructions, which resulted in a midair collision.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.