# Accident 19850623027069A: Aerors J2MCCULH, Homer, NY, June 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1985, 16:15 local time
- Place: Homer, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6003° N, 76.1808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6003&lon=-76.1808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4328G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4328G-1989-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcculloch J-2 (registry code 5500604, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcculloch-j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERORS J2MCCULH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 18 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850623027069A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER AFTER ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED TAIL RUDDERS.  ROTATOR PULLEY BELTS WERE SLIPPING.

## 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 NYC85LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA154), Jun 23, 1985: McCulloch J-2 (N4328G), Cortland, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4328G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770626019879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770626019879A), Jun 26, 1977: Mcculh J2MCCULH (N4328G), Flint, MI, Substantial damage. Main rotor blades struck both rudders.

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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