- Date
- February 26, 1971
- Place
- Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4304GMcculloch J2
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160153
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0613 71/2/26 LANCASTER,CALIF MCCULLOCH J2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1020 N4304G PX- 0 0 1 TEST AGE 34, 4470 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 70 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JW FOX DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANCASTER,CALIF LANCASTER,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON ROLL OVER LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES REMARKS- DESIGN DEFICIENCY IN NOSE WHEEL SELF CENTERING DEVICE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4304G
- Reported as
- Mcculloch J2
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jw Fox
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