# Accident 20221204018249A: Rotorsport Uk Ltd CAVALON, Beverly, MA, December 4, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2022, 11:36 local time
- Place: Beverly, MA
- Airport: Beverly Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5883° N, 70.9175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5883&lon=-70.9175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401GR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401GR-2023-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rotorsport UK CAVALON (registry code 7980111, https://openairdocs.org/model/rotorsport-uk-cavalon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 915 IS series (registry code 55620, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROTORSPORT UK LTD CAVALON
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 110 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221204018249A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE NEAR TAXIWAY "A".  THE NOSE QUICKLY YAWED NEARLY 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT.  UPON REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT, BECOMING INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS ROLL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DESCENDING RAPIDLY, UNTIL STRIKING THE RUNWAY AT AN ALMOST UPRIGHT ATTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE AND EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, COMING TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET IN THE GRASS.

## 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 ERA23FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA078), Dec 4, 2022: Rotorsport UK Cavalon (N401GR), Beverly, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper yaw control during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an excessive sideslip and a subsequent loss of aircraft control.

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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