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    Airframe Family: Bell 204/205/208/208/212/214/412/553 / UH-1 Iroquois
    Latest Model:HH-1H-BF Iroquois
    Last Military Serial:70-2478 US
    Construction Number:17122
    Last Civil Registration:N233JP
    Compressed ID:Bell HH-1H-BF sn 70-2478 US cn 1712...
    Latest Owner or Location:Washoe County Sheriff Department, Reno, NV

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a HH-1H-BF by Bell at Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

    March 1973

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 70-2478.

    17 July 1996

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number HF0205.

    12 November 1999

    To Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Las Vegas, NV with new c/r N233JP.

    5 November 2010

    To Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, North Las Vegas, NV keeping c/r N233JP.

    Based at Las Vegas Police Department, North Las Vegas Airport, Las Vegas, NV.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: 6

    22 July 2013

    Crashed.
    There was one fatality. The accident occurred at the North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) Mount Charleston, NV, United States while maneuvering. The purpose of the flight was to rescue a stranded hiker from the side of the mountain in dark night conditions. Once on scene, the pilot, copilot, hoist operator and two rescue crewmembers briefed that one of the rescue crewmembers would be lowered down to the hiker and that he would then help the hiker into the strop harness...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    18 May 2015

    To Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, North Las Vegas, NV keeping c/r N233JP.

    17 December 2018

    To Washoe County Sheriff Department, Reno, NV keeping c/r N233JP.

    10 September 2019


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    10 September 2019


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    10 September 2019


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    10 September 2019


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    10 September 2019


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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