# Accident 20250920017689A: Edwin Miller CALIDUS, Hopkinsville, KY, September 20, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2025, 19:10 local time
- Place: Hopkinsville, KY
- Airport: Hopkinsville-Christian County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8580° N, 87.4500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8580&lon=-87.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4779M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4779M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Edwin Miller CALIDUS (registry code 056377A, https://openairdocs.org/model/edwin-miller-calidus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EDWIN MILLER CALIDUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250920017689A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED DURING THE TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE AT 40 MPH, THE LEFT WHEEL ELEVATED, MORE LEFT SIDE STICK WAS APPLIED.  INPUT WAS INSUFFICIENT TO STABILIZE THE AIRCRAFT AND IT ROLLED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA25LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA359), Sep 20, 2025: Edwin Miller Calidus (N4779M), Hopkinsville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the gyroplane, which resulted in dynamic rollover and impact with terrain.

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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