# Incident 20210616014869I: Scott Valdez CAVALON, Collinsville, TX, June 16, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2021, 21:42 local time
- Place: Collinsville, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5605° N, 96.9150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5605&lon=-96.9150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scott Valdez CAVALON (registry code 0563850, https://openairdocs.org/model/scott-valdez-cavalon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 915 IS series (registry code 55620, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCOTT VALDEZ CAVALON
- Reported engine: ROTAX 915 IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210616014869I

## Narrative

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

THE INCIDENT FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (GYI) AFTER OBTAINING FIVE GALLONS OF FUEL.  WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF DEPARTURE FROM GYI, AT A CRUSE ALTITUDE OF 4500 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  AN AUTOROTATION WAS INITIATED AND EMERGENCY LANDING ACCOMPLISHED.  THE GYROCOPTER ROLLED OUT AND INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH WITH TWO FEET OF WATER.  THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND, BENDING ONE BLADE.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CEN21LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA276), Jun 16, 2021: Autogyro Cavalon (N46JS), Collinsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the failure of both fuel pumps, which resulted in fuel starvation. The reason for the failure of both fuel pumps could not be determined based on available…

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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