# NTSB Accident ERA09CA045
> **RANDALL AMANDA Rotorway** · 2008-11-09 · Middletown, DE, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA09CA045
- **Event ID:** 20081110X41633
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-11-09
- **Location:** Middletown, DE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.52111, -75.720832
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RANDALL AMANDA
- **Model:** Rotorway
- **Registration:** N103DE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot’s excessive use of cyclic during the engine run-up. Contributing to the accident were the student pilot’s lack of overall experience and the gusting wind conditions.

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