- Date
- May 14, 1972
- Place
- Hillburn, NY · HILLBURN, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4323GMccullough J-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166203
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1656 72/5/14 HILLBURN,NY MCCULLOUGH J-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1045 TIME - 1200 N4323G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HILLBURN,NY UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM ROAD INTO RISING TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4323G
- Reported as
- Mccullough J-2
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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