# Accident 20241019016369A: Magniflight LLC M24 ORION, Valmeyer, IL, October 19, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2024, 14:00 local time
- Place: Valmeyer, IL
- Airport: Sullivan Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3734° N, 90.3207° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3734&lon=-90.3207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4777W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4777W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Magniflight M24 ORION (registry code 05636L8, https://openairdocs.org/model/magniflight-m24-orion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAGNIFLIGHT LLC M24 ORION
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 859 total, 108 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241019016369A

## Narrative

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

A GYROPLANE WITH ONE PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON AN APPROVED GRASS RUNWAY. DURING TAKEOFF THE PILOT ROTATED PRIOR TO REACHING HIS ROTATION TAKEOFF SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AS ANTICIPATED AND BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE LEFT DRIFT AND CLIMB OUT. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT ATTEMPED TO PERFORM A LATE ABORT LANDING AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT LEAVING THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED GYROPLANE, CONCRETE PAD AND WOOD PILE.

## 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 CEN25LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA022), Oct 19, 2024: Magniflight M24 Orion (N4777W), Valmeyer, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control due to flight control interference by the passenger during 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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