# Accident 19850421036929A: Aerors J2MCCULH, Union City, TN, April 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Union City, TN
- Airport: Everett Stewart
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4199° N, 89.0495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4199&lon=-89.0495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4374G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4374G-2012-06-07) (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: AERORS J2MCCULH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,935 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850421036929A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT JERKED AIRCRAFT OFF THE GROUND CAUSING ROTOR BLADES TO STRIKE VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## 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 ATL85LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA205), Apr 21, 1985: McCulloch J-2 (N4374G), Union City, TN, 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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