# NTSB Accident MIA03CA107
> **Michael Allen Brown RAF 2000 GTX** · 2003-05-10 · Punta Gorda, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA03CA107
- **Event ID:** 20030513X00646
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-05-10
- **Location:** Punta Gorda, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.92, -81.990554
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Michael Allen Brown
- **Model:** RAF 2000 GTX
- **Registration:** N9DQ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain rotor speed during the takeoff which resulted in the gyrocopter descending and the main rotor  impacting the ground, incurring damage.

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