# Accident 20170504006819A: Autogyro USA LLC. AX7-77, Stevenville, MD, May 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2017, 15:20 local time
- Place: Stevenville, MD
- Airport: Bay Bridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9767° N, 76.3314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9767&lon=-76.3314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991TC-2017-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Autogyro USA CALIDUS (registry code 1200700, https://openairdocs.org/model/autogyro-usa-calidus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AUTOGYRO USA LLC. AX7-77
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 13 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170504006819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT W29, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, RAN OFF RUNWAY, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

WINDS 110 @ 16 KTS GUSTING CLEAR

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 GAA17CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA258), May 4, 2017: Autogyro Calidus (N991TC), Stevensville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper takeoff procedure, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the takeoff.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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