# Accident 19860926048869A: Aerors J2MCCULH, Rush City, MN, September 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1986, 09:43 local time
- Place: Rush City, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6793° N, 92.9600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6793&lon=-92.9600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90563, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90563-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcculloch J-2 (registry code 5500604, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcculloch-j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERORS J2MCCULH
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860926048869A

## Narrative

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

THE GYROCOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND AND BURNED DURING AN ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. PILOT WAS NOT PROPERLY RATED.

## 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 CHI86LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA232), Sep 26, 1986: Mcculloch J-2 (N90563), Rush City, MN, 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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