# NTSB Accident DFW08CA208
> **Groom Sparrow Hawk** · 2008-07-31 · Tulsa, OK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW08CA208
- **Event ID:** 20080912X01442
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-07-31
- **Location:** Tulsa, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.198333, -95.888053
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Groom
- **Model:** Sparrow Hawk
- **Registration:** N167SC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the gyroplane.  Contributing to the accident was the lack of recent flight instruction prior to the flight.

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