- Date
- October 4, 1971
- Place
- Linden, MI · LINDEN, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4317GMcculloch J-2
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163362
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3255 71/10/4 LINDEN,MICH MCCULLOCH J-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 836 TIME - 1330 N4317G PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLINT,MICH OWOSSO,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: MIXING UNIT PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- SPIN UP LEVER DID NOT RTRN TO SPRING LOADED FLT PSN.PLT DID NOT HAVE FULL CTL OF THE ACFT IN FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4317G
- Reported as
- Mcculloch J-2
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Linden
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