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Aviation accident CEN23LA397

SERS · Titanium Auto Gyro Titanium Explorer · 2023-09-04 · Falcon, CO, USA

Event

NTSB number
CEN23LA397
Event ID
20230905193001
Type
Accident
Date
2023-09-04
Location
Falcon, CO, USA
Coordinates
38.936804, -104.56666

Injuries

Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
3

Aircraft

Make
Titanium Auto Gyro
Model
Titanium Explorer
Registration
N467TE
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to establish a proper airspeed before becoming airborne, which resulted in an inability to climb out of ground effect and subsequent hard landing. Contributing to the accident was high-density altitude.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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