- Date
- February 8, 1972
- Place
- Canton, OH · CANTON, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4312GMcculloch J-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165196
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0320 72/2/8 CANTON,OHIO MCCULLOCH J-2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0725 N4312G PX- 0 0 1 POLICE PATROL 35, 8524 TOTAL HOURS, 146 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTIN FLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CANTON,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM REMARKS- M/R BLD PITCH SETTINGS TOO HI,NOT IN A/W MFG SPECS.ROTOR RPM DECAYED,PLT UN MNTN FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4312G
- Reported as
- Mcculloch J-2
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Martin Fld
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