# NTSB Accident ERA24LA153
> **DENZIL VELARDE MTO SPORT** · 2024-03-24 · Tavernier, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24LA153
- **Event ID:** 20240325193983
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-03-24
- **Location:** Tavernier, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 25.00449, -80.53557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DENZIL VELARDE
- **Model:** MTO SPORT
- **Registration:** N291AG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The gyroplane’s encounter with a tailwind during the initial climb, which resulted in a loss of airspeed and subsequent forced landing.

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