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: