# Accident 20250714015709A: Rotorsport Uk Ltd ROTORSPORT UK CAVALO, Hurricane, UT, July 14, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2025, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hurricane, UT
- Airport: General Dick Stout Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1402° N, 113.3061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1402&lon=-113.3061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N630JM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N630JM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rotorsport UK ROTORSPORT UK CAVALO (registry code 05636HX, https://openairdocs.org/model/rotorsport-uk-rotorsport-uk-cavalo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROTORSPORT UK LTD ROTORSPORT UK CAVALO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 260 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250714015709A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING A SOLO FLIGHT IN A GYROCOPTER. DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION ROTOR SPEED WAS LOW AND PILOT INCREASED THROTTLE AND PITCHED THE AIRCRAFT UP. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED RIGHT AND CAME DOWN ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MINOR INJURY TO PILOT.

## 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 WPR25LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA222), Jul 14, 2025: Rotorsport UK Rotorsport UK Cavalon (N630JM), Hurricane, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control during takeoff, which resulted in an unintended liftoff from the runway and a subsequent loss of 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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