- Date
- December 25, 1974
- Place
- Otisville, MI · OTISVILLE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4384Mcculloch J2
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741225041399A
- Case key
- 142890
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3886 74/12/25 OTISVILLE,MICH MCCULLOCH J2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1545 N4384 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 24, 2725 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 36 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIX PORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OTISVILLE,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- AS THE PWR WAS REDUCED TO ABORT TKOF ACFT VEERED R.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4384
- Reported as
- Mcculloch J2
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rix Port
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.