# Accident 20260827012689A: Joseph J Newberry CAVALON, Conroe, TX, August 27, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2026, 08:47 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Airport: Conroe-North Houston Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3566° N, 95.4156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3566&lon=-95.4156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128NR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N128NR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Joseph J Newberry CAVALON (registry code 05635QX, https://openairdocs.org/model/joseph-j-newberry-cavalon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOSEPH J NEWBERRY CAVALON
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,565 total, 151 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260827012689A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF DEPARTURE ROLL FROM AIRPORT CXO, RWY 19R, PILOT FAILED TO ACHIEVE PROPER MAIN ROTOR PREROTATION SPEED, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND WENT INTO THE GRASS BETWEEN TAXIWAY ALPHA AND BRAVO.

## 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 ANC26LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA092), Aug 27, 2026: Autogyro Cavalon (N128NR), Conroe, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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