# Accident 19780827025879A: Mcculh J2MCCULH, South Haven, NY, August 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1978
- Place: South Haven, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 40.8220° N, 72.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROOKHAVEN (HWV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8220&lon=-72.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4301G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4301G-1983-08-10) (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: 1,659 total, 79 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780827025879A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC78FHJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ21), Aug 27, 1978: Mccolloch T-1 (N4301G), South Haven, NY, 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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