# NTSB Accident ERA20LA284
> **ROTORSPORT UK LTD MTOsport 2017** · 2020-08-11 · Springfield, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20LA284
- **Event ID:** 20200811X11105
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-08-11
- **Location:** Springfield, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.536666, -86.921112
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROTORSPORT UK LTD
- **Model:** MTOsport 2017
- **Registration:** N615MW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to continue the takeoff when the gyroplane’s actual performance failed to match that predicted in his performance planning. Contributing to the accident was the gyrocopter’s insufficient performance for reasons that could not be determined.

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