# NTSB Accident ERA13FA219
> **DANIELS DOMINATOR** · 2013-04-29 · Valkaria, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13FA219
- **Event ID:** 20130429X83907
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-04-29
- **Location:** Valkaria, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.951665, -80.551391
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DANIELS
- **Model:** DOMINATOR
- **Registration:** N85KY
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate power and airspeed, which resulted in a loss of control, abrupt descent, and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain adequate experience in the gyroplane before making the flight.

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