Westland WASP HAS MK1 N612VH
25 May 2007 · Ramona, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 May 2007 at about 02:50 local time, a Westland WASP HAS MK1 registered N612VH was involved in an accident near Ramona, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ramona, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.1508, -116.9381
- Aircraft
- Westland WASP HAS MK1
- Registration
- N612VH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Flight Test
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ramona → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- LAX07LA173
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from a tree while performing a precautionary landing. Contributing to the accident was the failure of a snubber dampener that induced a severe vibration in the rotor system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the flight a severe vibration began throughout the helicopter. The pilot was attempting to make a precautionary landing when the tail rotor stuck a tree. Maintenance personnel for the operator indicated that the vibration was due to a failure of one of the snubber dampeners on a main rotor blade.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Westland WASP accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2005 | Westland WASP | Denison, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Bridgeport, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 2007 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Los Alamitos, California, United States | Civil Air Patrol - California Wing | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Cessna 152 | Tracy, California, United States | California Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Skygear SKYGEAR | Chino, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Aviation International Rotors CH-54A | Los Olivos, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |