
Buzzard
Nagasaki
About this vehicle
The Nagasaki Buzzard is a four-seat light patrol helicopter in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. It is the unarmed counterpart to the Buzzard Attack Chopper, without its stub wings or rear ammunition box. Finished in black, it carries the registration "N230MP" and has a small central flight instrument panel. The design is intended for Los Santos Police Department service, and NOOSE also operates it.
A camera and searchlight are fitted beneath the Buzzard, although the searchlight remains fixed rather than tracking a target. Its rear-mounted engine drives a five-bladed main rotor, giving it rapid ascent and a high-pitched rotor sound. It matches the Buzzard Attack Chopper's speed and agile handling, while offering greater stability and quicker yaw and pitch response. There are no mounted weapons, but passengers can fire their own weapons from the helicopter.
In Grand Theft Auto V, Buzzards may appear in South Los Santos, Rancho and on Davis Avenue, or on police-station roofs near the Towing Impound Lot and in Mission Row. They occasionally patrol South Los Santos at night, fly along the Los Santos River by day, and pursue wanted players with NOOSE crews. In Grand Theft Auto Online, they also patrol or appear on police stations, and a Motorcycle Club Road Captain can request one for club use for $1,000. It is used in Air Freight Cargo jobs, Nightclub flyer drops, Survivals, heist preparations and enemy pursuits.
Trivia
- โAs with the Buzzard Attack Chopper from The Ballad of Gay Tony, the name "Buzzard" may be a reference to the "Buzzard 1" callsign for the Police Maverick helicopter, heard during the GTA San Andreas mission, "Reuniting the Families".
- โThe name may also be a reference to the AH/MH-6 Little Bird Attack Helicopter, as a Buzzard is a type of bird.
- โThere is a "Los Santos Police" stencil within the texture file, but is not mapped on the model.
- โThe helicopter lacks the red and green navigation lights on either side. This is likely a developer oversight, as the armed variant has the red and green lights on the stub wings.
- โDuring early Rockstar Games announcements for the Smuggler's Run update, there was an image of a red Buzzard mislabeled as the Havok.
- Class
- Helicopters
- Manufacturer
- Nagasaki
- Body style
- Utility helicopter
- Seats
- 4
- Price
- Not stated
- Also in
- Not stated
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Last verified September 14, 2026











