- Date
- February 3, 1979
- Place
- Lincoln, CA · LINCOLN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5229James Van C JV8M
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790203002209A
- Case key
- 137681
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0108 79/2/3 LINCOLN,CA JAMES VAN C JV8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 353 TIME - 1530 N5229 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LINCOLN,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- MCCULLOCH 4318A ENGINE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5229
- Reported as
- James Van C JV8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lincoln
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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