- Date
- February 18, 1972
- Place
- Porterville, CA · PORTERVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4341GMccullough J-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165207
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0329 72/2/18 NR.PORTERVILLE,CALIF MCCULLOUGH J-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1635 N4341G PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 25, 2097 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 62 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERTS FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARM STRIP PORTERVILLE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC REMARKS- CONT T/O WITH KNOWN A/S IND MALFUNCTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4341G
- Reported as
- Mccullough J-2
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Roberts Farm
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