# NTSB Accident CEN22FA016
> **AutoGyro Cavalon** · 2021-10-18 · Stroud, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN22FA016
- **Event ID:** 20211019104119
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-10-18
- **Location:** Stroud, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.881312, -96.657354
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AutoGyro
- **Model:** Cavalon
- **Registration:** N419LB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s lack of experience in the gyroplane and his decision to takeoff with a tailwind. As a result, the gyroplane did not generate enough lift to takeoff before it struck a barbed wire fence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to wear a seatbelt, which would have reduced his level of injury.

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