- Date
- February 12, 1973
- Place
- Statesboro, GA · STATESBORO, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4345GMcculloch J-2
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730212003709A
- Case key
- 169906
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0377 73/2/12 STATESBORO,GA MCCULLOCH J-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 92 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N4345G PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STATESBORO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STATESBORO,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR STRUCK TAIL BOOM ON TOUCHDOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4345G
- Reported as
- Mcculloch J-2
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Statesboro Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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