# Accident 19801003069279A: Mcculh J2MCCULH, Chesapeake, VA, October 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1980, 16:15 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8190° N, 76.2749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesapeake, VA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8190&lon=-76.2749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4372G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4372G-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcculloch J-2 (registry code 5500604, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcculloch-j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCCULH J2MCCULH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 12 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003069279A

## Narrative

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

STALLED GYROPLANE ON STEEP TURN WHILE LANDING. PILOT UNSKILLED IN TYPE. INCOMPLETE REPAIRS POSSIBLE FACTOR.

## 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 ATL81FID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID01), Oct 3, 1980: Mccullock J2 (N4372G), Chesapeake, VA, destroyed

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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