# NTSB Accident IAD05LA085
> **Martel Air Command 532Elite** · 2005-06-26 · Highgate, VT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD05LA085
- **Event ID:** 20050811X01211
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-06-26
- **Location:** Highgate, VT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.939998, -73.083335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Martel
- **Model:** Air Command 532Elite
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper cyclic input, which resulted in a retreating rotor blade stall, and its subsequent impact with the propeller.  Also causal, was the pilot's failure to acquire proper training.  A factor was the pilot's decision not to have a stability upgrade kit installed prior to flying the gyroplane.

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