# NTSB Accident ERA18LA095
> **ROBERT SNYDER AUTOGYRO CALIDUS** · 2018-03-05 · Beaufort, SC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18LA095
- **Event ID:** 20180305X44855
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-03-05
- **Location:** Beaufort, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.412223, -80.634445
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBERT SNYDER
- **Model:** AUTOGYRO CALIDUS
- **Registration:** N221YT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The gyroplane pilot's failure to maintain rotor speed and aircraft control as he was attempting to return to the runway during a low-altitude simulated engine-out maneuver.

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