# Accident 20260108000669A: Sled Thomas HELICYCLE, Mobile, AL, January 8, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2026, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5988° N, 88.0607° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5988&lon=-88.0607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3722T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3722T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sled Thomas HELICYCLE (registry code 05615Y7, https://openairdocs.org/model/sled-thomas-helicycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLED THOMAS HELICYCLE
- Reported engine: SOLAR T-62
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 89 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260108000669A

## Narrative

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

ON 1/8/2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30 LOCAL TIME,A SINGLE SEAT, SINGLE ENGINE TURBINE EXPERIMENTAL HELICOPTER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED AND ROLLED OVER DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING NEAR 3901 BAY POINT ROAD IN MOBILE AL CAUSING ROTOR AND AIRFRAME DAMAGE AS WELL AS MINOR LACERATION TO THE PILOT'S HAND.

## 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 ERA26LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA094), Jan 8, 2026: Sled Thomas Helicycle (N3722T), Mobile, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control during a crosswind approach, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, an uncommanded spin, hard landing, and subsequent rollover.

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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