Helicopter
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150; Flight Crew Total 1900; Flight Crew Type 1700
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness; Confusion
Conflict NMAC
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Procedure
My aircraft was cleared for a departure from LAS with a climbing right turn to a northerly heading and 3;000 feet. As I was reaching an altitude of 3;000 feet and a heading of roughly north; another aircraft made a call to tower saying that we had nearly collided. At this time I looked over my right shoulder and spotted another helicopter at my altitude approximately 200 feet behind me and 100 feet to the east. As I was making my climbing right turn I believe that aircraft was making a left turn above me and to my left rear at 3;000 feet. Luckily the pilot of the other aircraft was able to see me before we collided.
A helicopter pilot had just departed LAS at night; VMC when another helicopter pilot reported a near miss with his aircraft. The other aircraft was unseen until after the fact.