# NTSB Accident CHI05LA163
> **Becker RAF 2000** · 2005-07-04 · Gladwin, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05LA163
- **Event ID:** 20050708X00957
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-07-04
- **Location:** Gladwin, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.970554, -84.474998
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Becker
- **Model:** RAF 2000
- **Registration:** N481KB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the gyrocopter while in the traffic pattern.  A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's lack of gyrocopter experience.

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