# NTSB MIA73DKG60: Mcculloch J-2, N4345G, Statesboro, GA, February 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1973
- Place: Statesboro, GA · STATESBORO, GA
- Location: 32.4394° N, 81.7751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4394&lon=-81.7751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKG60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4345G-1973-09-24), registration cancelled 1973-09-24, S/N 055, built 1971 (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: Statesboro Muni

## 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 19730212003709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730212003709A), Feb 12, 1973: Mcculh J2MCCULH, Statesboro, GA, Substantial damage. Main rotor struck tail boom on touchdown.

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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