Wed, Feb 19, 2003
This Time, The Pilot Lived To Limp Away...
You've heard
it all from us before... but one of the most statistically deadly
sport aircraft to reach the mass market has crashed yet again and
added another statistic to a deadly list of accidents... but
thankfully, has not claimed another life. This once promising
aircraft has suffered from known defects in manufacturing,
design and many documented difficulties in quality control. If you
really must fly one of these things, we suggest looking at a series
of modifications that are becoming available to address many of
this aircraft's shortcomings, and that you fly no higher than you
are willing to fall.
**** 02/18/2000 Preliminary Accident/Incident
Data Record RECORD 7 ****
A. Type: Accident Mid Air:N Missing:N Entry
date: 02/18/2000
From: SOUTHERN REGION OPERATIONS CENTER
B. Reg.No.: 4608K M/M:
EXP
Desc: EXP/HOMEBUILT: REVOLUTION MINI
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Other GA-A/C:
General Aviation
Descr: EXPERIMENTAL MINI 500 HELICOPTER WAS INVOLVED IN
PRACTICE AUTO-ROTATIONS WHEN IT crashed UNDER UNKNOWN
CIRCUMSTANCES AND SUSTAINED UNKNOWN DAMAGE, HAZELHURST,
MS.
WX: METAR JAN 162154Z 04007KT 10SM SCT042 BKN055 23/17 A3014
Damage: Unknown
C2. Injury Data: # Crew: 1
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min: 1
Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min: 0
Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min: 0
UNK:
D. Location City:
HAZELHURST
State: MS
E. Occ Date: 02/16/2000 Time: 22:00
F. Invest Coverage. IIC: Reg/DO: SO07 DO
CTY: JACKSON
DO State: MS Others: NTSB
G. Flt Handling. Dep Pt: HAZELHURST, MS Dep Date:
02/16/2000 Time:
Dest: HAZELHURST, MS Last Radio Cont:
NONE
Flt Plan: NONE
Last Clearance:
NONE
WX Briefing: N
Other:
AAI IIC:
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