# Accident 19730212003709A: Mcculh J2MCCULH, Statesboro, GA, February 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1973
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Airport: Statesboro Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Location: 32.4394° N, 81.7751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4394&lon=-81.7751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4345G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4345G-1973-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcculloch J-2 (registry code 5500604, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcculloch-j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCCULH J2MCCULH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 28 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730212003709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MAIN ROTOR STRUCK TAIL BOOM ON TOUCHDOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA73DKG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG60), Feb 12, 1973: Mcculloch J-2 (N4345G), Statesboro, GA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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