# NTSB CHI72FEC16: Mcculloch J-2, N4317G, Linden, MI, October 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1971
- Place: Linden, MI · LINDEN, MI
- Location: 42.8192° N, 83.7812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linden, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8192&lon=-83.7812&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEC16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEC16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4317G-1971-12-16), registration cancelled 1971-12-16, S/N 027 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCCULLOCH J-2
- Registry model: [Mcculloch J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcculloch-j-2) (registry code 5500604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Linden

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.

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