Turbine helicopter

N612VH

1969 Homebuilt Wasp Has MK1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1969
Serial
F87411
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Classic Rotors Museum (Corporation)
Based
Ramona, CA
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Registration record

N612VH on the FAA register

Type
1969 Homebuilt Wasp Has MK1
Serial
F87411
Engines
1
Registered owner
Classic Rotors Museum
Ramona, CA
Certificate issued
2006-08-29
Airworthiness date
2006-09-30
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A7F80F
Mode S (octal)
51774017
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-05-25
    Accident at Ramona, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2006-09-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2006-08-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N612VH.
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
Overview

About N612VH

N612VH is a 1969 Homebuilt Wasp Has MK1, serial number F87411. The FAA register lists Classic Rotors Museum as the registrant in Ramona, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 29, 2006 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 30, 2006.

N612VH has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-05-25 Accident · Ramona, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX07LA173
Reported aircraft: Westland Helicopters Wasp HAS MK1
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.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.