From the daily FAA accident reporting site.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 612VH Make/Model: WASP Description: WESTLAND WASP HAS MK1
Date: 05/25/2007 Time: 0250
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: RAMONA State: CA Country: US
DESCRIPTION
DURING TEST FLIGHT, FELT VIBRATIONS, LOST HYDRAULICS, AUTOROTATED INTO TREES, RAMONA, CA.
Too bad, it would have been a nice addition to some nice vintage helicopters down there. Hopefully it can be rebuilt…and I’m glad injuries were minor.
By: Bager1968 - 26th May 2007 at 01:40
Upper and lower seat rows for Hobbits, I would guess.
By: Newforest - 25th May 2007 at 20:30
The aircraft N612VH is registered to the Classic Rotors Museum at Ramona. Interestingly, the other Wasp registered in the U.S. is N46641 which according to its U.S. aircraft code is a 12 seater!:D
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May 25, 2007 at 5:02 pm