# Accident 19940611014989A: Aerors J2, Willits, CA, June 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1994, 08:31 local time
- Place: Willits, CA
- Airport: Ells Field Willits Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4899° N, 123.3596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4899&lon=-123.3596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22GR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22GR-1995-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcculloch J-2 (registry code 5500604, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcculloch-j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERORS J2
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 447 total, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940611014989A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON CLIMBOUT. PILOT STATED UNABLE TO GET ROTOR SPEED UP PRIOR CRASH INDICATES IMPROPER GYRO PROCEDURES.

## 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 LAX94LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA246), Jun 11, 1994: McCulloch J-2 (N22GR), Willits, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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