# NTSB LAX72DUJ01: Mcculloch J-2, N4302G, Phoenix, AZ, April 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1972
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3017  72/4/26    PHOENIX,ARIZ        MCCULLOCH J-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1710                    N4302G              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 31, 4825 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ             PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PLT UN ADVN THROTTLE DUE BENT SHAFT.DROPPED PKG,HIT PROP.ROTOR BLADES DMGD.FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4302G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4302G-1989-08-25), registration cancelled 1989-08-25, S/N 012 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCCULLOCH J-2
- Registry model: [Mcculloch J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcculloch-j-2) (registry code 5500604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor Intl

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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