# NTSB Accident ERA12CA124
> **CHAPEL ROBERT B AERIAL** · 2011-12-26 · Simsbury, CT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12CA124
- **Event ID:** 20111226X05742
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-12-26
- **Location:** Simsbury, CT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.909721, -72.772781
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CHAPEL ROBERT B
- **Model:** AERIAL
- **Registration:** N435AB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to operate the gyroplane outside his endorsement limitations and to depart with a tailwind, which resulted in a forced landing to unsuitable terrain.

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