# NTSB CHI75DEC29: Mcculloch J2, N4384, Otisville, MI, December 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1974
- Place: Otisville, MI · OTISVILLE, MI
- Location: 43.1653° N, 83.5253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Otisville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1653&lon=-83.5253&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEC29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEC29

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCCULLOCH J2
- Category: Gyroplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741225041399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741225041399A), Dec 25, 1974: Mcculh J2MCCULH, Otisville, MI, Substantial damage. As the pwr was reduced to abort tkof acft veered r.

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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