# NTSB Accident FTW97LA278
> **Watts RAF 2000 GYROPLANE** · 1997-07-10 · CONROE, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA278
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08389
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-10
- **Location:** CONROE, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.319692, -95.469116
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Watts
- **Model:** RAF 2000 GYROPLANE
- **Registration:** N6826Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.  A factor was his premature liftoff at low airspeed.

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