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CHI75DEC29

1974-12-25 · OTISVILLE, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
MCCULLOCH J2 · N4384
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
I
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
C0
Operator type
D
Airport
RIX PORT
Kind of flying
B1

Weather at impact

Sky
BROKEN
Wind
270° / 10 kt
Temp
31° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000000094
Total time
67 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
2,725
Age
24

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

R.

Investigator remarks

AS THE PWR WAS REDUCED TO ABORT TKOF ACFT VEERED

Cause factors

  • 64/C/18 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. Cause
  • 64/C/23 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS Cause
  • 64/B/79 B
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
  • 64/K/31 K
    PILOT IN COMMAND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT Joint factor
  • 80/K/BC K
    AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES SNOW ON RUNWAY Joint factor

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 3886. Source file NTSB_1974_3_3886.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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