# NTSB Accident WPR25LA005
> **ROTORSPORT CAVALON** · 2024-10-07 · Chico, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR25LA005
- **Event ID:** 20241008195278
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-10-07
- **Location:** Chico, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.745952, -121.80271
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROTORSPORT
- **Model:** CAVALON
- **Registration:** N726CA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent descent and subsequent collision with trees.

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