# NTSB Accident CEN23LA397
> **Titanium Auto Gyro Titanium Explorer** · 2023-09-04 · Falcon, CO, USA · SERS
## 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.

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