- Date
- February 5, 1972
- Place
- Newport, RI · NEWPORT, RI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4314GMccullough J-2
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165254
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0294 72/2/5 NEWPORT,RI MCCULLOUGH J-2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1140 N4314G PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 22, 1746 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 14 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWPORT STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWPORT,RI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 3000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 20 315 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- RWY 34 USED. WINDS REPORTED 315 DEG GUSTING TO 3OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4314G
- Reported as
- Mccullough J-2
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Newport State
N4314GRegistration cancelled May 18, 2018 · Mcculloch J-2Airframe modelMcculloch J-2Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.