# NTSB Accident IAD01LA078
> **Patalivo Dominator** · 2001-06-16 · Laconia, NH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD01LA078
- **Event ID:** 20010727X01543
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-06-16
- **Location:** Laconia, NH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.572498, -71.418891
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Patalivo
- **Model:** Dominator
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The non-certificated pilot's inability to maintain control of the gyrocopter after inadvertently allowing it to become airborne.  A factor was the pilot's lack of flight experience.

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