ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59830
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 August 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Hammer-Hunt HH-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Altitude Unlimited Inc |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Puget Sound -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | PAE |
| PAE | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Preliminary flight testing of the prototype Hammer-Hunt HH-1 Zipper started on 2 July 1979, with Richard Hunt as test pilot. On 15 August 1979 the aircraft plunged into Puget Sound following an irrecoverable spin.
Sources:
(1) Aviation Review, Spring 1980
(2) Hugh W Cowin, aviation historian, interviewing Bob Hammer designer of the aircraft.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2009 11:30 | normthehat | Added |
| 02-Oct-2012 00:19 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Apr-2020 11:23 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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