- Date
- May 5, 1971
- Place
- Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4303GMccullough J-2
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161208
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1508 71/5/5 COMPTON,CALIF MCCULLOUGH J-2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N4303G PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 45, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH,CALIF LONG BEACH,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- ACFT SWERVED L,THEN R,THEN ROLLED OVER ON ITS L SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4303G
- Reported as
- Mccullough J-2
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Compton
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