# Accident 20030613013359A: Aerors J2, Magnolia, AR, June 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2003, 21:12 local time
- Place: Magnolia, AR
- Airport: Magnolia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2447° N, 93.2169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2447&lon=-93.2169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4381G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERORS J2
- Pilot flight hours: 527 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030613013359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 13, 2003, AT 2012 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MCCULLOCH J-2, N4381G, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM MAGNOLIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (AGO), MAGNOLIA, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE GYROCOPTER WAS OVERWEIGHT AND SETTLED AFTER TAKEOFF. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI03LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA164), Jun 14, 2003: McCulloch J-2 (N4381G), Magnolia, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weight a balance calculations and inadequate preflight planning.

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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