- Date
- October 3, 1980
- Place
- Chesapeake, VA · CHESAPEAKE, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4372GMccullock J2
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801003069279A
- Case key
- 128398
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2919 80/10/3 CHESAPEAKE,VA MCCULLOCK J2 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 725 TIME - 1615 N4372G PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMPTON ROADS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESAPEAKE,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CRASHED DRG STEEP FINAL TURN.MAGNETIC TAPE FOR ROTOR RPM PICK-UP NOT INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4372G
- Reported as
- Mccullock J2
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hampton Roads
N4372GRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2013 · Mcculloch J-2Airframe modelMcculloch J-2Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.