Originally Posted by
500 Fan
Does anybody know the story behind this D model, apparently UK-based and photographed here in Newcastle? It appears it was involved in setting a number of world records and might have been involved in a round-the-world trip as well. It was then involved in a fatal accident in late 1999. Not much on Google or on the FAI website. Thanks.
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I worked for Stephen Good in his F1 exhaust manufacturing company in the UK so was familiar with his helicopter (N1096C) and what happened to it. I subsequently became a commercial helicopter pilot.
It was resprayed in McLaren West F1 colours in late 1998 or early 1999.
It was involved in several speed/distance records on his round the world challenge with Mike Smith.
Stephen Good crashed in Germany on the 7th November 1999 and both himself and his passenger were killed. It was a VFR flight that ended up VFR on top and in the process of trying to break through cloud, entered an unusual attitude and collided with the ground.