# Accident 20240324004059A: Denzil Velarde MTO SPORT, Tavernier, FL, March 24, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2024, 14:10 local time
- Place: Tavernier, FL
- Airport: Tavernaero Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.0045° N, 80.5356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0045&lon=-80.5356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291AG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N291AG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Denzil Velarde MTO SPORT (registry code 056354M, https://openairdocs.org/model/denzil-velarde-mto-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DENZIL VELARDE MTO SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 429 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240324004059A

## Narrative

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

PART 91 EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SERIAL NUMBER M01280 WITH ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD ATTEMPTING TO TAKING OFF FROM TAVERNAERO PARK AIRPORT (PVT FIELD) FA81 RUNWAY 026 CRASHED AT THE END OF RUNWAY 026 INTO A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES, AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 ERA24LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA153), Mar 24, 2024: Denzil Velarde MTO Sport (N291AG), Tavernier, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The gyroplane’s encounter with a tailwind during the initial climb, which resulted in a loss of airspeed and subsequent forced landing.

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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