# N726CA: Rotorsport UK CAVALON

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rotorsport UK CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/rotorsport-uk-cavalon) (registry code 7980111, 2 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS Q00011NY](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/Q00011NY) (AutoGyro Certification Limited) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RSUK-V00426
- Type: Gyroplane
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Certificate issued: November 26, 2024
- Expires: November 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A9BA09
- Registered owners: [Kuperman David B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUPERMAN%20DAVID%20B), [Maretti John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARETTI%20JOHN)
- Location: [Chico, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chico)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7285° N, 121.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chico, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=726CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N726CA

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Rotorsport UK CAVALON)

- [AD 2022-13-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-13-07): Main Rotor Blades · AutoGyro Certification Calidus, Cavalon and MTOsport 2017. Effective Jul 7, 2022

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR25LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA005), Oct 7, 2024: Rotorsport Cavalon (N726CA), Chico, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent descent and subsequent collision with trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20241007015009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241007015009A), Oct 7, 2024: Rotorsport Uk Ltd CAVALON (N726CA), Chico, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot reported in a telephone statement that he was cleared to land and on final approach for Chico on 10/7/2024. The pilot decided to deviate from the…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N726CA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N726CA before.

- [Cancelled 2012-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N726CA-2012-11-29): Cessna 402A, S/N 402A0034, built 1969. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## Related

- Other Rotorsport UK CAVALON aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rotorsport-uk-cavalon/aircraft.md

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