# NTSB Accident GAA20CA044
> **RICHARD B CARPENTER AR-1** · 2019-10-21 · Brooksville, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA20CA044
- **Event ID:** 20191021X42408
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-10-21
- **Location:** Brooksville, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.473611, -82.455558
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RICHARD B CARPENTER
- **Model:** AR-1
- **Registration:** N147AR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to attain the proper rotor speed before takeoff, which resulted in the rotor blade striking the rudder. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner.

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