# NTSB Accident WPR13GA338
> **BELL HH-1H** · 2013-07-23 · Mount Charleston, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13GA338
- **Event ID:** 20130723X70214
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-07-23
- **Location:** Mount Charleston, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.278331, -115.670829
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** HH-1H
- **Registration:** N233JP
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The premature hoisting operation and the inadvertent disengagement of the hoist hook on the rescuer’s harness in dark night conditions. Contributing to the accident was a lack of direct audio communication between the rescuer and the hoist operator.

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